DIRECTORS 
ANDREW  S.  BROWNELL,  PRC  St  DC  NT. 

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GEO  EUSTIS  ROBE  RTSON.  2°  V.  P. 
WM   E.HUPFAUF,  SCCV 
C  C  HNOWLTON.        H    M  HAWKESWORTH 
JOHN  CHENEY  PL  AT  T.      AUGUSTUS  K  SLOAN 
J. TRUMBULL  SMITH. 


INCORPORATED  NEW  YORK  1890 

RESOURCES  OVEH  $3,000,000 
FIFTI1  AVElWIJE 


PERMANENT 
REAL    ESTATE  HOLDINGS 


NewYohk 


TELEPHONE  64-77  BRYANT. 
CABLE  ADDRESS,  NYROC  NY 


Address  all  Communications  to  the  Company. 


April  8,  1914. 


To  Owners  of 

Bronxmont  Syndicate  Certificates: 

Through  the  courtesy  of  the  Yonkers  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
of  which  our  Real  Estate  Manager,  lir.  A.  A.  Swany  is  a  prominent 
member  of  its  executive  board,  we  are  able  to  send  you  their 
booklet  shewing  the  close  relationship  between  Yonkers  and  New  York 
City. 

Yonkers  is  to-day  rrore  a  part  of  New  York  City  than  many 
of  the  outlying  districts  of  Greater  Mew  York.     The  map  in  this  book 
will  give  you  an  idea  of  hew  he  streets  and  transportation  facilities 
of  the  two  Cities  are  linked  together,  and  should  convince  you  of  the 
great  possibilities  to  V  e  derived  from  ownership  of  property  in  this 
section. 

The  growth  in  population  of  Yonkers  from  1900  to  1910  was 
nearly  10^,  and  was  due  to  the  great  influx  of  New  York's  population 
by  reason  of  inproved  and  increased  transportation  facilities. 

Having  an  interest  in  this  Company  by  reason  of  your 
share  in  the  Brcnxm^nt  Syndicate,  we  believe  that  you  will  find 
much  to  interest  you  in  this  booklet.     It  confirms  in  many  ways 
our  judgment  in  acquiring  properties  in  this  section,  and  we  hope 
will  lead  you  to  make  further  investments  with  us. 

Very  truly  yours, 

NEW  YORK  REALTY  OWNERS, 

Geo.  Eustis  Robertson, 


GER/MH 


Zni  Vice-President. 


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Surety  Bonds  of 
every  description 


How  to  Reduce  Insurance  Costs 

TOO  many  people  are  extremely  careless  when  it  comes  to  placing  their  Insurance.  Are  you  one  of 
these  ?  Because  you  hold  a  policy  which  you  believe  protects  you  fully,  you  might  be  enjoying 
a  peace  of  mind  based  on  false  security  and  suddenly  realize,  after  the  fire,  that  you  thought 
your  policies  protected  you  differently.  It  is  pretty  late  to  find  out  the  errors  after  the  fire.  You  may 
have  too  much  insurance  on  some  property  and  not  enough  on  other.  Policies  intended  to  cover 
the  same  property  may  not  be  concurrent,  that  is  read  exactly  alike.  The  forms  attached  to  the 
policies  may  not  read  correctly,  they  may  fail  to  state  clearly  what  you  intend  to  protect,  or  other 
omissions  or  errors  may  exist,  any  one  of  which  might  prove  a  serious  financial  loss  to  you  in  case  of  fire. 

Friendship  is  too  often  the  cause  of  this  condition.  You  are  asked  to  place  your  insurance  with 
some  friend  who  intends  to  go  into  the  business,  or  may  have  been  in  the  business  a  short  time  ;  unless 
this  friend  has  had  a  thorough  and  practical  insurance  training,  it  is  poor  judgment  on  your  part  to 
intrust  him  with  your  insurance  ;  you  have  too  much  at  risk  to  take  any  such  chances.  If  any  error 
has  been  committed  in  the  issuance  of  a  policy,  friendship  will  not  pay  the  claim,  neither  will  the 
Insurance  Company.    It's  up  to  you — the  loss  is  yours. 

Select  your  agent  and  companies  as  you  would  your  lawyer,  banker  and  doctor;  your  financial 
existence  may  depend  on  this  and 

THE  BEST  COSTS  NO  MORE  THAN  THE  POOREST 

Having  selected  a  good  agent  and  insisted  on  sound  companies,  then  give  him  your  confidence. 
Along  these  lines  security  will  be  found  and  the  insurance  cost  very  likely  reduced.  It  is  of  the  utmost 
importance  to  you  to  be  absolutely  sure  that  the  protection  you  have  paid  for  and  expect  does  in  fact 
exist.  Don't  wait  until  your  policies  are  about  to  expire  thinking  you  will  have  the  matter  looked  into 
then;  many  houses  may  burn  before  that  time — possibly  yours.  Insurance  is  my  business,  let  me 
advise  you. 


THEODORE  R.  HEINRICHS 


INSURANCE 


Getty  Square,  Yonkers 


"The  City  Above  New  York" 


YONKERS  "The  Beautiful  Terrace  City  of  the  Hudson."    Metropolis  of  Westchester  County. 

k    PopulatioD  (U.S.  Official  Census,  1910),  7!). so:}.    Four  and  one-half  Miles  Frontage 
on  Hudson  River.    Adjoining  New  York  City.    Opposite  New  Palisades  Park. 

II  I  (i  II  II  E  A  L  T  II  V  C  L  E  AN  S  M  ()  K  E  LESS 

Area,  twenty-two  and  one-half  square  miles  -equal  to  thai  of  Manhattan  Island.  More  than  one  hundred  miles  of  well 
kept  asphalt  and  macadam  roads.  Two  hundred  and  seventy-one  railroad  trains  to  and  from  New  York  City  daily,  including 
fast  electric  express  trains  on  New  York  Central  Railroad.  Xineteen  railroad  stations  within  the  city  limits.  Ten  cent  fare  via 
Broadway  Subway  express  to  ^-Wnd  Street  and  trolley  to  all  points  in  Yonkcrs.  Elevated  and  Putnam  Division  express  trains 
to  and  from  New  York  morning  and  evening.    Low  commutation  rates  and  real  rapid  transit  on  New  York  Central  bine-. 

THE  IDEAL  HOME  CITY 

Beautiful  residential  sections.    Desirable  building  sites  al  reasonable  prices.    Accessibility  to  New  York 

insures  increasing  values. 

Fine  deep  water  harbor  on  the  IIud>on  River.  Stopping  place  of  Hudson  River  steamers,  both  day  and  night  lines.  Also  summer  excursion  steamer 
making  daily  trips  from  Yonkers  to  Coney  Island  and  Rockaway  Reach.  Many  aquatic  and  social  clubs.  Kxcellent  pure  water  supply.  Fine  schools  and 
churches.  Adequate  fire  and  police  protection.  New  auto  engine.  Brilliantly  lighted  city  with  white  way  business  section.  Magniliccnt  new  City  Hall. 
New  trade  school.  Fine  public  library.  Diversified  industries.  Factory  locations  on  rail  or  water-  or  on  both.  Largest  carpet  factory  in  the  world.  Largest 
elevator  works  in  the  world.  Largest  soft  hat  factory  in  the  world.  Largest  sugar  refineries  in  the  world.  One  hundred  other  industries — large  and  small. 
Unsurpassed  transportation  facilities  by  rail  or  water. 

YONKERS  is  A  PART  OF  THE  PORT  OF  NEW  YORK 
Locate  in  )'onhirs  Locale  in  Y anker 8 

For  further  information  call  or  address 

YONKERS  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE,  Getty  Square,  Yonkers,  X.  V. 

Telephone  MM 


To  Manufacturers  and  Investors 


|he  geographical  location  of 
Yonkers  commends  it  to 
manufacturers  and  inves- 
tors because  it  is  situated 
on  the  Hudson  River  for  a 
length  of  four  and  one-half 
miles,  immediately  adjoining  New  York 
City,  with  a  deep-water  harbor  capable  of 
accommodating  the  largest  ocean  steamers 
and  unsurpassed  railroad  and  water  trans- 
portation facilities. 

Property  in  Yonkers  along  the  water 
fronl  and  in  sections  not  yet  transformed 
into  residential  communities  is  compara- 
tively cheap.  The  area  and  acreage  at  dis- 
posal is  so  vast  that  railroad  extensions, 
factory  structures  and  houses  for  the  work- 
ingmen  could  be  constructed  without  the 
slightest  danger  of  either  interfering  with 
the  locations  set  aside  for  suburban  devel- 


opments or  of  rinding  the  territory  too  small 
for  future'  needs.  The  area  of  Yonkers  is 
equal  to  that  of  Manhattan  Island. 

Land  should  be  acquired  before  it  becomes 
too  expensive  for  commercial  purposes.  In- 
dustrial Yonkers  offers  ideal  factory  loca- 
tions to  manufacturers  who  are  crowded  and 
cramped  in  New  York  City.  The  vast 
metropolitan  field  of  business  opportunities 
is  at  our  very  doors — with  low  cost  water 
and  railroad  transportation.  In  fact,  the 
harbor  of  Yonkers  is  a  part  of  the  port  of 
New  York.  Do  you  appreciate  what  that 
means? 

Yonkers  already  has  several  of  the  largest 
industries  of  their  kind  in  the  world — and 
more  are  coming! 

Information  concerning  good  locations  for 
all  kinds  of  manufactories  will  be  promptly 
supplied.     Address  or  'phone 


THE  YONKERS  CHAMBERS  OF  COMMERCE 


Th.mc  No.  2334 


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VACANT  WATER  FRONT  PROPERTIES  ALONG  THE  HUDSON  RIVER 
HAVING  BOTH  RAIL  AND  WATER  TRANSPORTATION  FACILITIES 


Contrast  Between  New  York  City  and  Yonkers,  Which  is  a 
Part  of   the  Port  of  New  York 


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though  the  commercial  supremacy  <>f  the  purl  of  New 
York  (in  which  Yonkers  is  located)  is  so  largely  dependent 
upon  its  harbor  and  shipping  facilities,  ii  is  a  surprising 
fad  that  there  is  no  firm  or  corporation  engaged  in  the 
business  of  developing  these  properties.  No  other  class 
of  real  estate  offers  more  attractive  opportunities  first, 

because  the  available  supply  is  being  constantly  dimin- 
ished by  being  taken  up  for  specific  purposes;  second,  the 
values  of  such  propcrt  ies  increase  in  a  far  greater  rat  in  t  han 
the  ens!  of  improvement ;  and.  third,  the  choice  is  limited  to  comparatively  few 

locations. 

A  prospective  buyer  requiring  a  certain  depth  of  water  and  rail  connec- 
tions cannot  he  suited  in  a  location  where  it  is  impossible  to  obtain  those 
facilities.  Naturally,  with  the  growth  of  the  city  and  its  commerce,  the 
demands  for  these  properties  increase,  and  likewise  the  values.  Unlike  other 
real  estate,  in  New  York  City,  the  owner  of  a  water  front  property  is  not 
tempted  to  resell  for  a  profit.  If  he  has  a  going  and  profitable  business  in  a 
profitable  location,  the  property  can  Usually  only  be  acquired  by  buying  the 
business. 

Manufacturers  are  beginning  to  appreciate  that  next  to  the  cost  of 
production  the  cost  of  transportation  is  the  main  factor  in  securing  business. 
If  the  cost  of  transportation  and  handling  can  he  kept  down,  both  on  the  raw 
material  and  on  the  finished  products,  it  gives  the  manufacturer  a  great 
advantage  over  his  competitor.  And  especially  is  this  true  of  the  manufac- 
turer who  is  seeking  export  trade. 

The  port  of  New  Y>rk.  w  ith  its  many  steamship  lines  operating  to  and 
from  all  parts  of  the  world,  is  the  ideal  location  for  the  manufacturer  who 
produces  jjoods  for  export. 

In  addition,  it  is  the  largest  consuming  market  on  the  Western  hemi- 


sphere, the  financial  centre  of  the  United  Stall's  and  the  greatest  labor 
market. 

Manhattan  Island  is  practically  all  built  up  on  its  shore  front,  and 
the  few  parcels  obtainable  are  too  valuable  for  ordinary  industrial  enterprises. 
In  time  it  will  all  be  used  for  transportation  purposes.  Fven  now  there  is 
little  open  wharfage.  The  Hudson  River  side  of  New  York  Cit\  is  now  prac- 
tically all  occupied  by  the  great  transatlantic  liners,  railroads  ami  ferry  slips. 
Piers  along  the  shore  are  leased  by  the  city  for  long  periods  with  renewal 
privileges,  and  are  very  difficult  to  obtain.  This  is  the  most  valuable  frontage 
in  New  York  harbor. 

The  Kast  River  shore  of  Manhattan  is  occupied  by  some  of  the  Long 
Island  Sound  steamers,  the  Mallory  Lines  and  others,  public  docks,  ferry 
slips  and  a  number  of  private  enterprises,  while  the  Brooklyn  shore  of  the 
Kast  River,  from  Thirty-ninth  Street  to  a  point  opposite  Seventy-ninth  Street. 
Manhattan,  is  almost  solidly  built  up  with  great  warehouses  and  industrial 
plants. 

The  deep  water  front  and  harbor  of  Yonkers  offers  Unexcelled  facilities 
in  the  way  of  deep  water,  rail  connections  and  accessibility  by  trucks  and 
motor-driven  vehicles  to  New  York.  Here  can  be  found  ideal  conditions 
for  manufacturing  a  combination  of  deep  water  and  rail  facilities  at  reasonable 
prices,  also  cheap  land  in  the  rear  for  workingmen's  homes,    Yonken  is 

destined  to  be  a  great  manufacturing  district  and  offers  attractive  opportunities 
for  speculation  atid  development. 

The  time  is  ripe  for  one  or  more  groups  of  men  to  organize  corporations 
to  acquire  and  develop  the  idle  acres  of  water  front  properties  along  the  Hudson 
River  in  Yonkers,  from  the  New  York  City  line  to  Hastings.  Such  corporations 
would  find  profitable  investment  in  the  erection  of  factories  ami  lofts,  building 
of  docks,  etc.,  or  in  enterprises  similar  to  a  certain  terminal  on  tin-  Brooklyn 
w atcr  front . 


In  New  \  ork  Water  Front  Property  can  only  be  leased.     In  Yonkers  it  can  be  bouftht  outright. 
For  full  Information  about  Water  Front  Properties  in  Yonkers  ami  vicinity,  call,  write  or  telephone 

VON  K  E  R  S     C  H  A  M  B  EH     ()  F     C  ()  M  M  E  R  C  E 

Getty  Square  Telephone  i2.'J.'H  Yonkers,  X.  V 


DAVID  E.  ALLEN        R.  H.  NEVILLE,  Treasurer  W.  V.  CAMPBELL  GIDEON  H.  PECK        THEODORE  JR.  HEINRICHS        ARTHUR  LAND 

ARTHUR  A.  SWANY  DR.  N.  A.  WARREN,  President  WILLIAM  GAUL,  Vice-Pres. 

E.  M.  YERKS  WM.  R.  WATSON  JAMES  V.  LAWRENCE  GEO.  STARR  WHITE,  M.I).  J.'  E."  PAWSON  R.  C.  WARREN,  Acting  Sec. 

OFFICERS,  TRUSTEES  AND  CHAIRMEN  OF  STANDING  COMMITTEES  OF  THE  YONKERS  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE 


YONKERS 

Next  to  the  Largest  City  in  the  United  States 


Published.  Knsraved  and  Printed 
by  the 

Roiikrt  L.  Stillson  Company 
New  York 


Edited  and  Arranucd 
by 

J,  P.  GlLOBB 


[ssued  by  the 

YONKERS    CHA  M BER    OF  COMMERCE 

Yonkers,  X.  Y. 


THE  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE  OF  THE 
CITY  OF  YONKERS 

Representative  of  the  Best  and  Strongest  Business  Elements  of  Our  City- 
Has  Much  to  be  Proud  of  for  what  it  Has  Achieved,  and  is  Growing, 
Becoming  More  Powerful  in  All  Directions  Opportunities  Enlarging  with 
the  Growth  of  the  City — Never  a  Time  in  the  History  of  Yonkers  when 
its  Growth  was  as  Rapid  as  it  is  Today. 

By  Nathan  A.  Warren,  M.I).,  President  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce 


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|he  present  Chamber  of 
Commerce  of  the  City  of 
Yonkers  was  organized 
March,  190!).  Its  objects 
are  to  acquire  and  dis- 
seminate useful  informa- 
tion that  will  promote  the 
welfare  and  growth  of 
Yonkers;  to  encourage  intercourse  between 
business  men;  to  discuss  public  questions 
matters  pertaining  to  industrial,  commer- 
cial and  legislative  interests;  to  cooperate 
with  similar  organizations  in  other  cities, 
and  generally  to,  in  a  sound  and  conserva- 
tive way,  view  all  public  questions;  to  en- 
courage as  w  ide  a  discussion  as  possible  on 
each  and  every  subject;  to  help  in  all  ways 
to  advance  the  best  interests  of  our  city. 

The  Chamber  of  Commerce  has  been, 
and  should  be.  representative  of  the  best 
and  the  strongest  business  elements  of  our 
city,  irrespective  of  politics,  nationality,  or 
creed.    It  has  much  to  be  proud  of  for  what 


it  has  achieved  ;  it  is  growing,  becoming 
more  powerful  in  all  directions;  it  can  but 
give  strength  to  the  city.  It  has  seen  its 
held  of  usefulness,  its  opportunity  enlarging 
with  the  growth  of  the  city;  that  it  will  be 
equal  to  all  the  demands  upon  it  is  assured. 

Everyone  who  appreciates  the  right  spirit, 
and  is  interested  in  Yonkers,  should  join  its 
ranks,  attend  its  meetings,  take  part  in  its 
debates,  and  help  to  crystallize  its  objects. 
It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  every  business 
man  in  the  city  should  become  a  member 
and  lend  his  support  for  the  advancement  of 
the  work  for  the  common  good. 

The  influence  of  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce is  being  felt,  it  alw  ays  has  been,  and  w  ill 
be,  working  for  thecity's  good.  It  must  neces- 
sarily be  conservative,  refusing  to  engage  in 
political  questions,  or  individual  interests; 
its  work  is  for  Yonkers — for  Yonkers'  wel- 
fare. It  is  only  two  years  old;  it  pledges 
itself  for  greater  work  and  asks  for  a  strong 
and  larger  support.     The  real,  important 


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good  things  of  life  do  not  come  without 
united  effort.  Few  people  can  accomplish 
some  things,  but  what  we  want  is  not  the 
necessity  of  the  few,  and  what  they  can  do, 
but  the  many  to  work  as  a  unit.  Most  of 
our  citizens  are  busy  men,  looking  after 
their  own  personal  interests,  spending  much 
of  their  days  in  New  York  City. 

Yonkers  enjoys  local  self-government. 

There  never  was  a  time  in  its  history 
when  its  growth  was  as  rapid  as  it  is  today. 
There  never  was  a  time  when  so  many 
problems  were  so  intricate.  If  they  are  not 
wisely  solved,  it  is  our  individual  faults. 
If  we  do  nothing  to  help  advance  and  im- 
prove conditions,  we  should  not  grumble 
if  we  are  dissatisfied. 

\\  e  have  a  city  that  is  good  and  has  many 
advantages.  Let  us  improve  them.  It  is 
business.   It  will  bring  profits. 

The  idea  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce 
is  to  perfect  an  organization  which  will 
enlist  the  active  interest  of  all  good  citizens 
in  everything  which  concerns  the  welfare  of 
the  community;  give  them  an  opportunity 
to  exert  themselves  in  constructive  work 
instead  of  in  mere  grumbles  or  destructive' 
complaint  and  criticism. 

We  are  divided  into  committees  on  sub- 
jects of  wide  range.  One  man  is  interested 
in  one  thing,  some  another;  let  each  unite 
with  the  work  of  his  liking. 

In  our  American  democracy  we  have  just 
learned  through  experience  that  if  the  people 
devote  themselves  entirely  to  their  private 
affairs,  leaving  public  matters  to  paid  offi- 
cials, their  private  affairs  are  sure  to  suffer 
grievously. 


FACTS  AND  FIGURES  ABOUT  YONKERS 


ICCOKDING  to  the  United  States 
official  census  of  1910,  Yonkers, 
with  its  population  of  70,803,  has 
,'!,()()()  more  people  than  Troy; 
5,000  more  than  Utica;  7,000 
more  than  Schenectady;  30,000 
more  than  Binghamton;  42,000 
more  than  Elmira;  48,000  more  than  Jamestown; 
50,000  more  than  Mount  Vernon.  The  population  of 
^  (inkers  in  1!)()0  was  47,931,  showing  an  increase  in  ten 
years  of  37,972,  indicating  the  most  rapid  growth  of 
any  city  in  the  State  outside  of  Greater  New  York, 
with  one  exception.  Yonkers  is  growing  greater 
daily.  At  its  present  rate  of  progress  this  city  will 
have  a  population  of  more  than  100,000  within  five 
scars,  and  as  the  present  population  of  Albany  is 
100,353  (showing  a  gain  of  only  0,000  in  ten  years), 
Yonkers  is  destined  to  presently  become  the  fourth 
largest  city  in  the  State,  surpassed  only  by  Greater  New 
York,  Buffalo,  Rochester  and  Syracuse. 

ASSESSED  VALUATIONS 

Increase  in  Yonkers  values  is  best  shown  by  a 
comparison  of  assessed  valuations  for  the  last  ten  years: 

Assessed  Assessed 
Year  Valuation  Year  Valuation 

1901   $39,031,570       1906  $00,019,750 

1902  12.007,018  1908   03,977,310 

1903...  13,103,700  1909   07,019,605 

1901  14.873.910  1910   68,061,743 

190.)  49,232.905  1911    75,000.000 

REAL  ESTATE  INVESTMENTS 

Money  invested  in  Yonkers  real  estate  mortgages 
has  always  been  looked  on  with  favor  by  institutions 


and  individuals  seeking  safety;  being  within  the  limits 
of  the  metropolitan  district,  in  a  prosperous  and  grow- 
ing city,  with  miles  of  excellent  streets,  containing 
modern  sanitary  improvements,  land  values  are  con- 
stantly on  the  increase.  During  the  last  ten  years, 
financial  institutions,  such  as  banks,  trust  companies 
and  insurance  companies,  have  loaned  on  bond  and 
mortgage  in  the  city  of  Yonkers  the  large  sum  of 
$15,971,850;  in  addition  to  this  are  the  mortgage 
investments  made  by  individuals,  trustees,  etc., 
which,  when  added  to  the  above,  represents  a  formid- 
able amount  of  money. 

MORE  THAN  128  MILES  OF  STREETS 
Yonkers  has  88 . 602  miles  of  Macadam  Streets 


0 

530  " 

"  Bituminous  Macadam 

2 

653  " 

"  Granite  Blocks 

6 

927  " 

"  Sheet  Asphalt 

0 

442  " 

"  Vitrified  Brick 

0 

070  " 

"  Cobble  Stone 

2 

358  " 

"  Graded  Streets,  Curb 

and  Gutter 

26 

707  " 

"  Unimproved  Roads 

Total ....  128  .289  miles  of  Streets 


YONKERS  HAS; 


19  railroad  stations. 

271  passenger  trains  daily. 

Trolley  connections  with  all  portions  of  New  \rork 
City,  with  five-minute  service. 

5,350  telephones  in  use. 

1  telephone  to  every  14  people. 

21  public  schools;  368  public  school  teachers; 
public  school  enrollment,  13,168  pupils;  parochial 
schools  with  an  enrollment  of  3,000  pupils. 

Public  library. 

6  hospitals. 


Paid  fire  department,  with  a  total  of  99  men;  new- 
auto  fire  engine;  13  fire  companies;  3  motor  fire  appa- 
ratus; 10  fire  houses;  average  fire  loss,  last  3  years, 
$102,011. 

Police  department — 3  precincts,  1  sub-station; 
90  patrolmen;  15  sergeants;  13  lieutenants;  3  captains; 
1  chief;  25  mounted  men;  6  motor  cycle  men;  8  patrol 
wagons. 

Fine  public  park  system. 

21  post-office  clerks. 

75  letter  carriers. 

Frequent  mail  deliveries  and  collections  to  business 
and  residential  sections. 

Efficient  health  department. 

Magnificent  new  City  Hall  valued  at  $500,000. 

All  the  essentials  for  a  city  of  a  million  people  and 
the  natural  wealth  to  back  it. 

A  splendid  deep  water  harbor  and  facilities  for 
accommodating  large  ocean-going  vessels. 

A  frontage  of  43^  miles  on  the  Hudson  River. 

The  largest  carpet  mills  in  the  world. 

The  largest  elevator  works  in  the  world. 

The  largest  soft  hat  factory  in  the  world. 

The  largest  sugar  refineries  in  the  world. 

A  large  cooperage  plant. 

Extensive  wire  works. 

Numerous  other  industries. 

100  fraternal  lodges. 

New  Yfork  Central  power  station. 

YONKERS  IS: 

The  fifth  largest  city  in  the  State  of  New  York. 

The  Metropolis  of  Westchester  County. 

One  of  the  healthiest  cities  in  the  United  States. 

A  part  of  the  port  of  New  York. 

The  best  place  for  profitable  investments  north  of 
New  York  City. 

In  position  to  obtain  great  benefits  from  the  growth 
of  the  metropolis. 

The  most  beautiful  city  on  the  Hudson  River. 

A  city  enjoying  real  rapid  transit  to  and  from  New 
York. 

The  Ideal  Home  city. 

A  self-sustaining  industrial  city. 

As  large  in  area  as  Manhattan  Island. 

The  home  of  hundreds  of  prominent  people. 


1(1 


YONKERS 
AS  A  RESIDENTIAL  PLAGE 

Conceded  to  be  One  of  the  Most  Desirable  of  New 
York's  Numerous  Suburbs  —  Nature's  Unique 
Formation  Comparable  to  One  Large  Amphi- 
theatre, with  the  Grand  Old  Hudson  in  the 
Foreground — Charms  of  Yonkers  Not  Confined 
to  Any  One  Section  —  Central  and  Easterly 
Sections  Undergoing  Marvelous  Changes — De- 
scriptive Sketches  of  the  Principal  Real  Estate 
Developments. 

By  Theodore  R.  Heinrichs 

t  is  difficult  to  write  about  Yonkers  as  a  resi- 
dential community  save  with  enthusiasm. 
Situated  directly  adjoining  New  York  City 
on  the  north  and  within  30  minutes  from 
Grand  Central  Station,  it  is  justly  conceded 
to  be  one  of  the  most  desirable  of  New 
York's  numerous  suburbs.  Located  on  the 
banks  of  the  majestic  Hudson,  with  four  and 
a  half  miles  of  water  front  and  healthy  surroundings, 
Yonkers  claims,  without  fear  of  contradiction,  to  be  one  of 
the  most  beautiful  cities  and  attractive  communities  in  the 
State  of  New  York. 

The  westerly  side  of  the  city  consists  of  numerous 
terraces,  rising  from  and  overlooking  the  Hudson.  Here  are 
some  of  the  most  attractive  homes  imaginable.  Nature's 
unique  formation,  in  placing  one  terrace  above  the  other,  is 
comparable  to  one  large  amphitheatre,  with  the  grand  old 
Hudson  in  the  foreground. 


The  beauty  of  its  environs  attracts  thousands  of  new 
residents  to  Yonkers  each  year.  Within  its  boundaries  are 
many  beautiful  sub-divisions  that,  on  account  of  unusually 
good  transportation  facilities,  appeal  to  the  business  and 
professional  men  who  are  obliged  to  be  in  the  City  of  New 
York  daily;  living  in  Yonkers  they  are  in  close  touch  with 
their  business  affairs  and  are  not  losing  hours  in  going  to  and 
from  their  business. 

Yonkers  appeals  particularly  to  families  with  children  of 
school  age.  The  public  schools  of  this  City  are  unsurpassed 
in  efficiency;  they  are  rated  with  the  highest  in  the  State, 
and  so  located  that  children  from  all  parts  of  the  City  can 
conveniently  attend  them.  Churches  of  every  denomination 
are  fittingly  represented  by  attractive  and  substantial 
edifices.  The  social  and  club  life  compares  favorably  with 
cities  of  much  larger  size  and  is  ably  patronized  by  genial 
leaders  so  that  Yonkers  is  indeed  the  ideal  place  for  the 
homeseeker. 

The  importance  of  this  city  is  evidenced  by  nineteen 
stations  being  maintained  by  the  four  railroad  lines  passing 
through  its  boundaries.  The  main  line  of  the  New  York 
Central  passes  along  the  westerly  portion  of  Yonkers,  with 
stations  in  the  following  order:  Ludlow,  Main  Street,  Glen- 
ivood,  Greystone,  each  serving  the  convenience  of  its  patrons 
residing  in  the  respective  localities.  A  large  modern  station 
is  shortly  to  be  erected  to  replace  the  present  one  at  Main 
Street. 

The  charms  of  Yonkers,  however,  are  not  limited  to  the 
west  side  of  the  city,  but  may  be  found  in  almost  any  part  of 
its  entire  bounds;  in  fact,  the  central  and  easterly  sections 
are  now  undergoing  marvelous  changes  by  reason  of  import- 
ant structural  and  development  work. 

The  central  section  lies  along  the  main  line  of  the  Putnam 
Division  and  the  Getty  Square  branch  line.  This  road  con- 
nects with  the  Interborough  Sixth  and  Ninth  Avenue  eleva- 
ted lines  at  155th  Street.    For  the  benefit  of  the  large  number 


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ST.  ANDREWS  PLA<  B 
RBORNE  AVENUE,  l.(M)KIN(i  SOUTH 


LOVERS'  LANK  SECTION  OK  PARK  HILL.  Till',  si  III [RB  BRA!  I  ll  I  I. 

LUDLOW  SECTION  OF  GRANT  PARK.  NOR  I'll  VONKE1LS 


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YONKERS  AS  A  KeSIDEN 


of  commuters,  express  trains  are  run  to  New  York  City  in  the 
morning  at  frequent  intervals,  the  running  time  of  the 
express,  with  express  elevated  connections,  is  one  hour  from 
Getty  Square  to  Rector  Street;  in  the  afternoon  and  evening 
a  like  number  of  fast  trains  are  run  north;  during  the  rest  of 
the  day  a  half-hour  schedule  is  maintained  on  the  Getty 
Square  branch,  with  a  somewhat  less  number  of  trains  on 
the  main  line. 

There  are  four  stations  on  the  Getty  Square  division  as 
follows:  Caryl,  which  immediately  adjoins  Van  Cortlandt 
Park,  is  a  most  beautifully  located  residence  section,  with 
many  pretty  homes.  The  Caryl  station  is  conveniently 
located  to  Van  Cortlandt  Terrace  and  Rockledge,  two 
finely  situated  sub-divisions  in  the  south  end  of  Yonkers. 
Following  Caryl,  comes  Lowerre;  here  there  has  been  great 
activity  in  building  operations  during  the  past  two  years;  a 
large  number  of  five  and  six-story  high  class  apartment 
houses  have  been  erected,  with  stores  of  all  kinds,  comparing 
favorably  with  the  best  in  the  City  of  New  York.  A  little 
to  the  north  lies  Park  Hill,  which  is  unquestionably  the  most 
extensively  advertised  residence  section  in  Yonkers;  it 
truly  merits  all  praise  bestowed  on  it;  located  on  high  ground 
with  its  hundreds  of  handsome  homes  it  is  a  veritable 
fairyland.  The  last  station  on  this  line  is  Getty  Square,  the 
heart  of  the  city,  from  whence  radiate  its  main  arteries. 

All  of  this  section  is  also  conveniently  located  in  reference 
to  connection  with  the  Broadway  Subway;  trolleys  run 
every  five  minutes  connecting  with  the  Subway  at  242d 
Street,  and  as  all  subway  trains  starting  at  242d  Street  are 
express  trains,  the  running  time  favors  Yonkers  over  many 
sections  of  either  the  upper  east  or  west  side  of  New  York 
City. 

The  main  line  of  the  Putnam  diverges  from  the  Getty 
Square  branch  at  Van  Cortlandt  and  continues  northward 


Place — Contin  ued 


through  a  section  yet  only  developed  at  a  few  points  but 
possessing  enormous  possibilities.  The  first  station  after 
leaving  the  New  York  City  line  is  Lincoln;  extensive  im- 
provements are  under  way  at  Van  Cortlandt  Crest,  Lincoln 
Park  and  Lowerre  Summit.  Diinwoodie,  the  station  nearest 
to  the  Dunwoodie  Country  Club  and  the  Seminary,  will 
without  doubt  soon  be  an  important  place,  as  it  is  in  a  direct 
line  of  the  rapidly  extending  eastward  growth  of  the  built  up 
section.  The  Valley  Farms  Company,  the  largest  individual 
owners  of  Yonkers  real  estate,  have  recently  completed  a 
number  of  new  streets  in  this  neighborhood,  among  others 
Rumsey  Road,  a  100-feet  wide  boulevard,  two  miles  long. 
Belmont  is  conveniently  situated  in  the  central  part  of  Yon- 
kers, overlooking  the  Putnam  Valley  and  near  the  northern 
boundary  line  of  New  York  City,  fronting  on  Central  Park 
Avenue  (the  extension  of  Jerome  Avenue  in  the  Bronx)  and 
also  on  Yonkers  Avenue.  The  intersection  of  these  two 
important  highways  is  practically  in  the  centre  of  the 
property.  Bryn  Mawr  represents  the  ideal  suburban  com- 
munity for  a  quiet  and  healthy  home.  Bryn  Mawr  Park, 
Fort  Field,  Bryn  Mawr  >Heights  and  Hillside  Park  are  all 
within  easy  walking  distance  from  this  station.  Nepperhan 
is  the  centre  of  important  real  estate  improvements.  Nep- 
perhan Heights  has  some  homes  possessing  rare  artistic 
beauty;  as  the  Tuckahoe  trolley  line  passes  close  by,  resi- 
dents of  this  section  can  use  either  the  railroad  or  the  street 
cars  in  going  to  and  from  their  homes.  In  the  vicinity  of 
Grey  Oaks  may  be  found  fine  rolling  land,  suitably  situated 
for  extensive  operations;  it  will  unquestionably  soon  feel  the 
impetus  of  the  rapid  northward  growth.  Nepera  Park  is  the 
last  station  on  the  Putnam  Main  Line  in  Yonkers;  it  forms 
a  little  community  within  itself,  with  several  factories, 
stores  and  residences  of  a  modest,  yet  homelike,  character. 
Along  the  east  side  of  Yonkers,  which  is  known  as  the 


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1.5 


Yonkers  as  a  Residential  Place — Continued 


Bronx  Valley  Section,  and  situated  at  various  points  along 
the  line  of  the  Harlem  Division  of  the  New  York  Central, 
are  many  residential  Parks,  extending  from  the  New  York 
City  boundary  at  Wakefield  to  Scarsdale,  a  distance  of 
seven  miles,  and  in  the  following  order:  Wakefield  Park, 
Bronxmont,  Sherwood  Park,  Bronxvffle,  Armour  Villa  Park, 
Lawrence  Park  West,  Crestwood  and  Crestwood  Heights. 

There  is  at  this  time  a  commission  at  work  considering 
a  proposition  to  develop,  along  the  Bronx  River,  a  parkway 
to  he  known  as  the  Bronx  River  Parkway,  connecting  on  the 
south  with  Mosholu  Parkway  in  the  Borough  of  the  Bronx 
and  extending  along  the  entire  easterly  boundary  of  Yonkers 
to  Kensico  reservoir.  This  improvement  when  completed 
will  add  greatly  to  this  section.  Woodlawn  Heights  and 
McLean  Heights  have  shown  wonderful  progress  in  the  way 
of  buildings  erected,  including  private  residences,  apart- 
ments and  business  buildings.  The  east  side  of  New  York 
is  easily  and  quickly  reached  from  any  portion  of  this  section, 
by  way  of  Webster  Avenue  trolley  line,  direct  to  Bronx  Park 
station  of  the  Third  Avenue  Elevated.  Bronxmont  property 
has  been  developed  principally  in  the  neighborhood  of 
Webster  Avenue  and  Yonkers  Avenue.  The  Harlem  Divi- 
sion of  the  New  York  Central,  by  reason  of  its  modern 
electric  express  service,  furnishes  rapid  transportation  for 
this  entire  locality.  At  Yonkers  Avenue  the  railroad  is 
erecting  a  new  station  and  completing  other  important  im- 
provements, principal  among  which  is  the  elimination  of  the 
dangerous  grade  crossing.  Sherwood  Park  seems  to  have 
been  favored  by  many  new  residents  as  evidenced  by  the 
large  number  of  pretty  cottages  built  during  the  last  year  or 
two.  That  section  lying  between  Sherwood  Park  and  Bronx- 
ville  is  showing  considerable  activity  in  anticipation  of  a  new 
station  to  be  established  between  these  two  points.  The 
stations  on  the  Harlem  Division  at  Bronxville  and  Tuckahoe, 


although  just  over  the  boundary  line  of  Yonkers,  serve  the 
convenience  of  a  large  number  of  Yonkers  residents  and  are 
important  elements  in  the  transportation  facilities  of  the 
Bronx  Valley  Section.  Crestwood  has  maintained  a  steady 
growth  for  the  past  few  years  and  prides  itself  upon  the  ex- 
cellent condition  of  its  streets. 

In  conclusion,  with  a  population  of  80,000;  immediately 
adjoining  New  York  City;  with  its  four  and  a  half  miles 
frontage  on  the  Hudson  River;  with  an  area  of  twenty-two 
square  miles;  having  more  than  one  hundred  miles  of  excel- 
lent Asphalt  and  Macadam  Streets;  four  railroads,  with 
nineteen  stations  and  271  trains,  to  and  from  New  York 
City  daily;  trolley  lines  connecting  with  Subway  and 
Elevated  roads;  day  and  night  boats  connecting  with 
Albany  and  up-river  points;  are  advantages  possessed  by 
Yonkers  as  a  residential  section  that  must  appeal  to  any  one. 

HOW  TO  GET 
FROM  NEW  YORK  TO  YONKERS 

Take  train  on  New  York  Central  Railroad  from  the 
Grand  Central  terminal  on  42d  Street,  or  from  the  Harlem 
station  at  125th  Street.    Fare,  round  trip,  fifty  cents. 

Take  any  6th  or  9th  Avenue  elevated  train  to  155th 
Street,  and  then  from  same  platform  Putnam  Division  train 
to  points  on  Main  line  or  Getty  Square  branch.  Fare,  round 
trip,  35  cents. 

Take  Broadway  Subway  Express  train  to  242d  Street 
and  then  Broadway  trolley  to  Getty  Scpiare.  Fare,  round 
trip,  20  cents. 

Take  West  Farms  Subway  Express  to  180th  Street, 
Bronx,  and  then  Jerome  Avenue  trolley,  transfer  to  Yonkers 
Railroad  trolley  at  McLean  Ave.  to  Getty  Square.  Fare, 
round  trip,  20  cents. 


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YONKERS  AS  A  MANUFACTURING  CENTRE 

Manifold  Advantages  of  Yonkers  Over  New  York — Spacious  Factory  Sites  and 
Extensive  Water  Front  Properties  Awaiting  Arrival  of  Captains  of  Industry 
—Unsurpassed  Railroad  and  Water  Transportation  Facilities. 

By  J.  F.  Gilder 


he  casual  visitor,  or  auto- 
mobile tourist,  comes  and 
goes  from  Yonkers  without 
realizing  that  he  has  been 
in  the  immediate  vicinity 
of  several  of  the  very 
largest  industries  in  the 
world.  Although  Yonkers 
is  generally  regarded  as  a  residential  city 
wherein  "Suburbs  Beautiful"  and  verdure- 
clad  terraces  abound,  it  is,  nevertheless,  one 
of  the  notable  manufacturing  centres  of  the 
country.  It  is  perhaps  the  most  naturally 
attractive  manufacturing  city  in  the  eastern 
section  of  the  United  States;  it  is  unrivalled 
in  many  natural  advantages. 

Health-laden  breezes  from  the  Hudson 
River  and  the  picturesque  Palisades  sweep 
I  lie  city's  terraces  from  the  water  front  to 
the  remotest  factory  or  shop.  While  the 
office  forces  and  employes  of  thousands  of 
manufacturing  concerns  in  New  York  City 
are  sweltering  in  the  heat  of  successive  sum- 
mer suns,  those  on  the  banks  of  the  Hudson 
in  Yonkers,  but  a  few  miles  distant,  are 
accomplishing  their  various  tasks  and  duties 
iu  perfect  comfort,  under  hygienic  condi- 
tions, without  the  aid  of  whirring  electric 
tans. 


The  manifold  advantages  of  Yonkers  over 
New  York  as  a  manufacturing  centre  cannot 
well  be  overdrawn.  Instead  of  being  "crib- 
bed, cabined  and  confined"  in  lofts  in  the 
crowded  metropolis,  the  manufacturing 
plants  in  Yonkers  are  operating  under  ideal 
manufacturing  conditions. 

Spacious  factory  sites  and  extensive 
water  fronts  are  here  awaiting  the  arrival 
of  captains  of  industry.  The  only  reason 
that  so  much  Yonkers  land  is  vacant  along 
the  river  front  and  railroads  is  because  the 
attention  of  manufacturers  has  not  been 
called  to  it.  Heretofore,  Yonkers  has  not 
advertised  itself.  But  it  is  doing  so  now 
with  the  purpose  of  obtaining  more  fac- 
tories, more  payrolls,  more  people. 

Only  an  imaginary  line  divides  New  York 
and  Yonkers.  But  the  differences  in  land 
values,  taxes  and  rents  make  a  fine  showing 
for  stockholders.  Increased  prosperity  is 
evidenced  in  larger  dividends,  resulting  from 
low  operating  expenses.  The  cost  of  truck- 
ing in  the  congested  streets  of  New  York 
City  is  a  big  item  in  the  cost  of  production 
and  transportation. 

Water  transportation  rates  between  Yon- 
kers and  New  York  are  about  one-third  less 
than  railroad  freight  charges;  the  former  in- 


1S 


elude  free  deliveries  in  two  cities.  The  main 
traveled  roads  between  Yonkers  and  New 
York  are  never  blocked  with  traffic.  Hun- 
dreds of  auto  trucks  and  delivery  wagons 
are  incessantly  plying  back  and  forth.  In  I 
addition  to  these,  freight  and  express  trains 
are  constantly  interchanging  raw  materials 
and  manufactured  products. 

Transportation  vessels  of  all  descriptions  j 
and  various  tonnage  enter  and  leave  the  j 
harbor  of  Yonkers,  engaged  in  commerce,  ■ 
which  Emerson  defines  as  "taking  things  J 
from  where  they  are  plentiful  to  where  they  j 
are  needed."  The  possession  of  immense  j 
manufacturing  plants  and  of  facilities  in  its  f 
deep-water  harbor  for  docking  ocean  vessels  [ 
will  eventually  attract  up  the  Hudson  river  S 
a  quota  of  the  tremendous  tide  of  trans-  ] 
atlantic  travel,  Yonkers  being  within  the 
official  boundaries  of  the  port  of  New  York. 

The  remarkable  growth  of  Yonkers  is  j 
attributable  as  much  to  its  great  and  diver-  f 
sified  manufacturing  industries  as  to  its  con-  i 
tiguity  to  New  York  City.    Fully  two-  ! 
thirds  of  the  population  of  80,000  people, 
directly  and  indirectly,  derive  their  support 
from  the  factories,  shops,  sugar  refineries 
and  building  trades.    The  incessant  hum  of 
industry  is  the  dominant  note  in  the  medley 
of  sounds  in  the  industrial  sections  of  the 
city. 

Yonkers  is  self-sustaining. 

It  does  not  rely  on  New  York  City  for  its 
existence.    It  is  by  all  odds  the  most  at- 
tractive city  within  miles  of  the  metropolis, 
either  as  a  place  of  residence  or  for  the  loca-  | 
tion  of  an  industry.    It  possesses  every-  I 
thing  that  other  cities  have  in  the  line  of  | 

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Yonkers  as  a  Manufacturing  Centre — Continued 


transportation  facilities,  and  some  things 
which  no  other  suburban  community  enjoys. 
The  same  Broadway  that  runs  through  New 
York  City  runs  through  Yonkers.  It  is  a 
great  asphalt  thoroughfare  the  entire  distance 
from  Getty  Square  to  the  Battery,  which  is 
about  sixteen  miles.  It  is  a  road  well  known 
to  hundreds  of  automobilists  who  make  the 
round  trip  daily  from  their  homes  overlook- 
|  ing  the  Hudson  to  their  places  of  business  in 
j     New  York. 

If  the  visitor  to  Yonkers  will  turn  to  the 
right  or  left  of  Broadway  for  the  space  of  a 
few  blocks  near  the  heart  of  the  city — dis- 
tant from  the  sequestered  residential  dis- 
tricts— he  will  witness  the  great  hives  of 
industry  which  are  flourishing  here.  He 
will   see   districts   teeming   with   life  and 


THE  TELEPHONE  IN  YONKERS 

In  1!)()()  there  where  48,000  people  in 
Yonkers.  They  used  97.5  Bell  telephones. 
The  1910  census  shows  that  there  are  now 
79,803  people  in  Yonkers  and  they  use  5,350 
Bell  telephones.  While  the  population  of 
Yonkers  has  been  increasing  40  per  cent., 
the  number  of  telephones  in  use  here  has 
increased  400  per  cent.  In  1900  there  was 
one  telephone  in  Yonkers  to  every  49  people; 
to-day  there  is  one  telephone  to  every  14 
people. 

The  above  indicates  how  remarkable  has 
been  the  development  of  the  telephone  in 
Yonkers. 


electric  energy.  He  will  hear  the  whirr  of 
millions  of  spindles  and  the  clatter  of  looms; 
the  loading  and  unloading  of  vessels  on  the 
Hudson  River  front;  the  resonant  song  of 
countless  electric-  motors;  the  rise  and 
descent  of  elevators  in  process  of  construc- 
tion; the  resounding  clangor  of  hammer  and 
anvil;  the  revolutions  of  countless  pulleys 
and  lathes;  speeding  trains  on  various 
divisions  of  the  New  York  Central  Railroad, 
accompanied  now  and  then  by  the  chorus  of 
steam  whistles  from  factories  and  Hudson 
River  tugs  and  steamers. 

And  yet  Yonkers,  by  reason  of  its  forma- 
tion and  great  «urea,  equal  to  that  of  Man- 
hattan Island,  is  an  exceptionally  quiet  city. 
The  noises  of  the  industries  do  not  penetrate 
the  residential  sections;  it  almost  seems  that 


The  telephone  is  the  great  implement  of 
the  American  people.  Everywhere  through- 
out the  country  they  are  relying  on  the 
telephone  in  the  conduct  of  their  business 
and  social  affairs,  and  this  fact  is  nowhere 
more  forcibly  demonstrated  than  in  our  own 
city.  The  people  of  Yonkers  make  27,500 
telephone  calls  in  a  single  day.  Fifty-six 
telephone  subscribers  in  Yonkers  have  pri- 
vate branch  exchange  telephone  systems  in 
their  places  of  business  and  seven  telephone 
users  have  private  telephone  lines  to  New 
York  City.  Yonkers  has  the  distinction, 
too,  of  having  more  extension  telephones 
than  any  other  city  of  its  size-  in  the 
country. 


they  are  turned  to  some  account,  even  as  the 
smoke  fails  to  escape  from  the  smoke-con- 
suming devices  with  which  every  factory  is 
equipped.    There  is  no  soot  in  the  air. 

Yonkers  is  high,  healthy,  clean  and 
smokeless.  It  is  an  ideal  American  city 
in  many  respects. 

New  York  manufacturers  are  being  con- 
stantly attracted  to  Yonkers.  They  realize 
that  this  city  possesses  many  industrial 
advantages.  The  labor  supply  is  as  plenti- 
ful as  in  New  York,  for  a  want  ad.  in  the 
New  York  papers  will  bring  applicants 
whenever  needed.  Nearly  every  corpora- 
tion in  Yonkers  has  a  New  York  office.  In 
several  instances  the  factories  and  New  York 
offices  are  connected  by  private  telephone 
service,  by  means  of  direct  leased  wires. 


COME  TO  YONKERS 
"The  City  of  Opportunities" 

Hundreds  of  manufacturers  who  are  re- 
stricted and  endangered  by  fires  and  fatalities 
in  New  York  will  eventually  locate  in  Yon- 
kers, where  there  is  room  for  them  to  work 
and  grow.  They  will  as  a  rule  retain  their 
New  York  City  offices  and  maintain  direct 
telephone  connection  with  the  factories. 
This  is  what  many  local  corporations  are 
doing. 

Committees  of  the  Yonkers  Chamber  of 
Commerce  are  actively  engaged  in  looking 
after  trade,  manufactures  and  public  affairs. 


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PUBLIC  SCHOOL  SYSTEM  OF  THE  CITY 

OF  YONKERS 

Twenty-one  School  Buildings — School  Property  Valued  at  More  Than 
$2,000,000 — Advanced  Ideas  of  School  House  Construction — New  Trades 
School  Nearing  Completion — Business  Courses  Taught  at  High  School- 
Students  from  Electrical  Shops. 

By  Charles  E.  Gorton,  Superintendent  of  Schools 


|he  writer  of  this  article  in 
preparing  material  for 
Scharf's  "History  of  West- 
chester County,"  for  Dr. 
Allison's  "History  of  Yon- 
kers"  and  other  local 
works,  made  exhaustive 
search  for  information 
touching  the  early  history  of  the  public 
schools  of  this  city. 

Occasional  references  to  schools  were 
found  as  far  back  as  the  revolutionary  period, 
but  there  remains  very  little  that  is  authen- 
tic. Even  the  names  of  the  teachers  in  the 
early  schools  are,  for  the  most  part,  lost, 
while  no  records  remain  of  the  establishment 
of  some  of  the  schools  or  of  the  erection  of 
their  buildings. 

Air.  Frederick  A.  Back,  who  died  several 
years  ago  at  an  advanced  age,  told  me  that 
he  attended  No.  4  school  on  Mile  Square 
Road,  when  he  was  a  little  boy  and  that  the 
building  looked  as  old  then  as  it  did  sixty- 
five  years  later. 

In  1832  John  Hobbs  was  engaged  as 
teacher  of  the  public  school  in  the  village  of 


Yonkers.  This  school  was  a  small,  one 
story,  wooden  building,  on  the  east  side  of 
Broadway,  north  of  where  that  street  is 
intersected  by  Ashburton  Avenue,  standing 
about  where  the  nurses'  lodge  of  St.  John's 
Hospital  is  now. 

Mr.  Lewis  H.  Hobby  was  Mr.  Hobbs' 
immediate  predecessor,  but  so  far  as  I  know, 
no  record  remains  of  the  teachers  who  ante- 
dated him.  The  school  building  was  en- 
larged and  was  occupied  by  Mr.  Hobbs  con- 
tinuously for  thirteen  years,  when  the 
school  was  removed  to  a  new  house  in 
School  Street,  which  was  the  beginning  of 
the  present  No.  2  school. 

No.  6  school  was  opened  in  1862.  There 
were  at  that  time  six  public  schools  in  the 
town  of  Yonkers.  No.  3  school  was  at 
Mosholu,  within  the  territory  that  was  cut 
from  the  town  of  Yonkers  and  annexed  to 
the  city  of  New  York. 

The  five  remaining  schools  were  conducted 
as  separate  and  distinct  organizations  until 
1881.  Before  that  date,  there  had  been  talk 
of  consolidating  the  schools  and  at  least  two 
tentative  acts  had  been  prepared.  The 


•a 


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final  act  of  incorporation  was  prepared  by 
Ralph  E.  Prime,  Esq.,  one  of  several  gentle- 
men who  had  met  at  Mr.  Prime's  house  to 
consider  the  subject,  and  who  assigned  the 
task  of  drawing  up  the  bill  to  Mr.  Prime. 
This  act  became  a  law  and  consolidated  all 
the  schools  into  a  city  system,  with  a  board 
of  education  consisting  of  fifteen  members 
appointed  by  the  mayor.  The  board  which 
was  given  plenary  powers  in  many  particu- 
lars, organized  July  12,  1881,  and  elected 
Duncan  Smith,  president. 

At  that  time,  No.  1  was  a  one  room,  un- 
graded school;  No.  2  was  a  large  graded 
school,  of  which  John  A.  Nichols  was  princi- 
pal; No.  4  was  an  old,  one  story,  wooden 
building  standing  in  Trenchard  Street  and 
projecting  several  feet  into  the  street;  No.  5 
was  a  one  story  building,  which  still  stands 
at  the  corner  of  Central  Avenue  and  Under- 
bill Street;  No.  6  was  a  large  graded  school 
and  Thomas  Moore  was  its  principal. 

John  A.  Nichols  was  appointed  first 
superintendent  and  served  one  year,  then  he 
resigned  on  account  of  failing  health.  An- 
drew- J.  Rickoff ,  of  Cleveland,  who  had  made 
a  great  reputation  in  Cincinnati  and  Cleve- 
land and  was  recognized  as  one  of  the  ablest 
superintendents  in  the  country,  succeeded 
Mr.  Nichols  and  served  a  little  more  than  a 
year.  Charles  E.  Gorton  was  appointed  to 
succeed  Mr.  Rickoff  and  entered  upon  his 
duties  of  superintendent,  November  1, 
1883. 

The  total  value  of  the  school  property 
including  sites,  school  houses,  apparatus, 
libraries  and  all  other  property  owned  by 
the  schools  did  not  exceed  $200,000  when  the 

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Public  School  System  of  the  City  of  Yonkers — Continued 


schools  were  consolidated.  Since  then  the 
hoard  of  education  has  remodelled  Nos.  1, 
2  and  6  schools,  besides  building  additions 
to  them,  has  built  additional  school  houses, 
many  of  them  extensive  structures,  up  to 
No.  20,  besides  the  erection  of  the  high 
school  building,  with  two  additions  in 
South  Broadway.  These  buildings  have 
incorporated  in  them  the  most  advanced 
ideas  of  school  house  construction,  with 
special  attention  given  to  the  lighting, 
heating,  ventilation  and  all  other  provisions 
for  safety  and  sanitation.  None  of  these 
buildings  are  absolutely  fireproof,  although 
many  of  them  have  fireproof  stairways. 
All  are  built  with  brick  partitions.  On  the 
whole  it  may  safely  be  asserted  that  no  city 
in  the  country  has  buildings  better  adapted 
to  school  purposes  or  better  adapted  or 
better  equipped  for  school  uses  than  the 
schools  of  this  city.  The  schools  were  fur- 
nishing free  text  hooks  and  supplies  at  the 
time  of  consolidation  and  up  to  this  date 
everything  that  the  child  uses  in  school  is 
free.  The  present  estimated  value  of  school 
property,  including  sites,  buildings,  hooks, 
supplies  of  all  kinds,  is  $2,082,000. 

The  first  year  after  consolidation,  the 
schools  had  forty-two  teachers  and  an 
enrollment  of  '•2, .'500  pupils,  and  average 
attendance  of  1,444.  There  was  very  little 
increase  in  the  school  attendance  for  several 
years.  In  1887  the  total  registration  was 
less  than  .'3,000,  and  the  average  attendance 
less  than  2,000.  Last  year  then-  were  regu- 
larly  employed   throughout   the  year  368 


teachers;  the  enrollment  was  13,168,  and 
average  daily  attendance  10,529. 

Before  1881,  Nos.  2  and  (i  schools  had 
maintained  an  academic  department  with  a 
course  of  study  of  two  years.  In  1882, 
under  Mr.  Rickoff's  supervision  and  in 
accordance  with  his  recommendation,  a 
central  school  was  established  in  a  leased 
building  in  Hudson  Street,  where  were  con- 
solidated the  eight  highest  classes  of  Nos. 
2  and  6.  These  classes  were  organized  into 
three  classes,  two  of  academic  and  one  of 
eighth  year  elementary  grade.  ('has.  E. 
Gorton,  who  was  principal  of  NO.  2  during 
the  year  that  John  A.  Nichols  was  superin- 
tendent, was  appointed  principal  of  this 
central  school.  Mr.  Gorton  was  succeeded 
in  the  principalship  by  Edward  R.  Shaw. 
The  course  of  study  of  the  school  was  pro- 
gressively developed  until  it  became  a  full 
high  school,  organized  under  the  hoard  of 
regents,  and  in  1890  the  front  section  of  the 
present  high  school  building  was  erected. 
The  high  school  then  enrolled  14.5,  last  year 
il  enrolled  1,0.58. 

The  course  of  study  in  all  the  schools  has 
been  broadened  and  enriched  in  many  ways. 
All  the  girls  in  the  elementary  schools  are 
given  a  course  of  instruction  in  sewing  and 
cooking.  The  boys  receive  instruction  in 
elementary  mechanical  drawing  and  in 
wood  working  in  well  equipped  shops. 
Music,  drawing,  and  various  forms  of  manual 
training  are  taught  in  the  elementary 
schools,  from  the  lowest  to  the  highest  grades. 

During  the  last  year  the  board  of  educa- 


tion has  established  a  trades  school  in  the 
most  recent  addition  to  the  high  school, 
has  expended  $1,500  for  its  equipment, 
and  has  engaged  as  principal  a  man  highly 
trained  in  mechanics  and  the  arts,  who  has 
had  much  experience  in  this  line  of  work. 
There  have  also  been  added  to  the  high 
school  curriculum  business  courses,  and 
preparation  is  now  given  in  typewriting, 
stenography  and  co-ordinate  branches. 

The  high  school  has  sent  a  large  number  of 
young  men  and  women  to  all  the  large  col- 
leges of  the  east,  many  of  whom  have  distin- 
guished themselves  for  high  scholarship,  thus 
showing  the  results  of  the  thorough  training 
they  have  received  in  their  preparation. 

Not  the  least  important  of  the  work  done 
by  the  board  is  the  maintenance  of  a  system 
of  evening  schools.  The  evening  high 
school  is  of  especial  value.  It  is  attended 
by  men  and  women  who  have  recently  come 
to  this  country  from  foreign  lands,  who  are 
not  familiar  with  the  English  language.  It 
has  also  excellent  classes  in  academic  sub- 
jects, largely  attended  by  young  men  who 
are  preparing  for  regents'  examinations 
preliminary  to  entering  professional  institu- 
tions. It  has  maintained  for  many  years 
excellent  classes  in  mechanical  and  archi- 
tectural drawing,  which  have  been  largely 
attended  by  young  men  who  are  working  in 
the  trades  and  in  recent  years  has  main- 
tained classes  in  chemistry  and  in  physics, 
with  special  reference  to  electricity.  The 
latter  class  is  largely  attended  by  men  who 
are  working  in  electrical  shops. 


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HISTORIC  MANOR  BALL,  FORMERLY  I'SEI)  AS  YONKERS  CITY 


MS 


THE  PROTESTANT  CHURCHES 
OF  YONKERS 


Thirty-one  Church  Buildings  within  the  City  Limits  Representing  a  Total 
Value  of  $1,947,500.  Many  Affiliated  Charitable,  Ethical  and  Philan- 
thropically  Social  Institutions. 

By  Rev.  Wm.  P.  Stevenson,  D.D. 


lif 


he  Protestant  churches  of 
Yonkers  represent  quite  a 
wide  variety  of  creeds  and 
policies,  while  at  the  same 
time  preserving  a  very 
harmonious  and  fraternal 
|  unity  of  spirit  and  purpose. 
This  element  in  our  city's 
e  is  strong  numerically  and  financially, 
and  very  influential  in  civic,  social,  charita- 
ble and  educational  affairs. 

There  are  thirty-one  Protestant  church 
buildings  within  our  city  limits,  representing 
a  total  value  of  $1,947,500. 

In  addition  there  are  five  chapels,  or 
missions,  which  will  increase  the  value  of 
the  property  owned  and  used  by  Protestant 
denominations  for  religious  purposes  to  over 
$2,000,000. 

These  thirty-one  churches  represent  eight 
different  denominations. 

The  following  table  gives  a  comprehensive 
idea  of  the  numbers  and  division  of  these 
churches,  number  of  congregations,  of  com- 
municants, of  Sunday  school  scholars,  etc. 


Cop.gre-       Commu-  S.  S. 

Denomination  gations         nicants  Scholars 

Presbyterians   7  2,263  1,841 

Methodists   7  1,414  865 

Protestant  Episcopal .  6  3,162  1,188 

Baptists   5  1,391  1,190 

Reformed  Dutch   3  884  617 

Slavish  Evangelical     .  1  22.5  150 

German  Lutheran ....  1  325  183 

Unitarians   1  123   

In  connection  with  these  thirty-one  con- 
gregations there  are  therefore  9,787  com- 
municants and  6,034  Sunday  school  scholars. 
As  Protestant  churches  report  communi- 
cants only  as  members,  no  satisfactory  esti- 
mate can  be  given  of  the  total  Protestant 
population  of  our  city,  or  the  total  number 
of  attendants  upon  and  supporters  of  these 
churches. 

In  addition  to  these  churches  for  English- 
speaking  people,  there  are  a  number  of 
chapels  where  religious  services  are  held  for 
foreigners  holding  the  Protestant  faith. 
The  Lutherans  have  a  building  in  which 
services  are  held  for  the  Ruthanians;  in  St. 
Andrew's  Episcopal  Church  and  in  the 
Riverdale  Baptist  Chapel  services  are  held 


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for  Assyrians  and  Russians;  in  the  chapel  of 
the  Westminster  Presbyterian  Church  a 
congregation  of  Hungarians,  recently  organ- 
ized, regularly  worships.  Also  the  Metho- 
dists maintain  a  work  for  the  Chinese  and 
Italians. 

There  are  numerous  societies  and  organi- 
zations in  all  these  churches  for  the  cultiva- 
tion of  the  individuals'  religious  life,  and 
for  the  extension  of  the  kingdom  of  God 
among  men,  such  as  Christian  Endeavor 
societies,  Dorcas  societies,  ladies'  guilds, 
missionary  societies,  men's  clubs,  brother- 
hood leagues,  etc.,  etc. 

As  indicating  still  further  their  humani- 
tarian and  civic  as  well  as  christian  spirit, 
it  should  be  noted  that  the  following  chari- 
table, ethical,  and  philanthropically  social 
institutions  have  grown  out  of  Protestant 
churches  and  are  chiefly  supported  by  its  j 
members:  Two  hospitals,  one  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
one  Y.  W.  C.  A.;  Hollywood  Inn,  (a  work- 
ingman's  club);  the  Woman's  Institute,  the 
Prospect  House  Settlement,  the  Fairview 
Garden  Association,  a  central  charity  organ- 
ization, the  W.  C.  T.  U.,  and  the  Society 
for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Children. 

It  will  thus  be  seen  that  the  Protestant 
churches  in  Yonkers  are  very  much  alive 
and  are  making  their  influence  felt  along 
many  helpful  and  practical  lines.  Nor 
should  it  be  left  unrecorded  that  they  are 
justly  noted  for  the  welcome  they  extend  to 
the  visiting  strangers,  and  their  happy 
freedom  from  rancor  and  rivalry  in  their 
work  for  the  common  good,  ever  striving  to 
provoke  one  another,  not  to  wrath,  but  to 
more  love  and  nobler  deeds. 


CATHOLIC  CHURCHES  AND  INSTITUTIONS 

Eight  Important  Roman  Catholic  Edifices  besides  several  National  Churches 
which  Provide  for  Foreign  Catholics — St.  Joseph's  Seminary  Valued  at 
$1,200,000    Parochial  Schools. 

By  Rev.  Charles  \\.  Corley,  L.D.D. 


there 

eight 

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he   remarkable    spread  of 
Catholicism  as  a  factor  in 
the    spiritual    welfare  of 
Yonkers   during   the  last 
forty  years,  is  only  paral- 
leled   by    the  marvelous 
growth  of  the  city  itself. 
In  less  than   four  decades 
ave  sprung  up  within  the  city  limits 
Roman   Catholic  churches,  besides 
Italian,  Polish  Catholic  and  I'nial 
churches,   all   being   united   to  the 


See  of  Rome. 

The  churches  are  the  Church  of  the  Im- 
maculate Conception  in  South  Broadway; 
St.  Joseph's,  in  Ashhurton  Avenue;  Monas- 
tery of  the  Sacred  Heart,  Shonnard  Place; 
Chapel  of  the  Holy  Rosary,  Warburton 
Avenue;  St.  John  the  Baptist,  Dunwoodie; 
Church  of  the  Holy  Eucharist,  Nepperhan 
Avenue,  besides  the  other  national  churches. 

In  the  Immaculate  Conception  and  St. 
Joseph's  parishes,  large  parochial  schools, 
with  an  attendance  of  over  2,600  are  pre- 
sided over  by  the  Sisters  of  Charity  and  the 
Christian  Brothers.  The  other  parishes,  the 
Holy  Rosary  and  the  Holy  Eucharist,  have 


already  established  successful  parochial 
schools. 

St.  Joseph's  Seminary,  at  Dunwoodie,  is 
the  largest  and  most  imposing  edifice  in  the 
city,  and  is  without  doubt  the  foremost 
training  college  for  ecclesiastical  students  in 
the  United  States,  if  not  in  the  whole  world. 
The  chapel  alone  cost  $90,000,  the  total  cost 
of  the  buildings  being  $1,200,000. 

The  Church  of  the  Immaculate  Concep- 
tion is  considered  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
ecclesiastical  edifices  in  the  archdiocese  of 
New  York.  Its  architectural  beauty  has 
often  been  commented  on.  One  of  the 
largest  organs,  with  an  echo  organ,  was  in- 
stalled about  three  years  ago  in  this  church. 
The  church  is  noted  for  the  beauty  of  its 
service  and  its  superb  choir  of  men  and 
boys.  The  church  with  all  its  properties  is 
now  entirely  free  from  all  financial  encum- 
brances and  was  consecrated  by  the  Most 
Rev.  Archbishop  James  M.  Farley  in 
December,  190!). 

The  Sacred  Heart  Church  was  erected 
under  the  care  of  the  Capuchin  Fathers 
some  fifteen  or  sixteen  years  ago.  It  affords 
the  people  in  the  upper  part  of  Yonkers 


every  facility  to  attend  to  their  religious 
duties.  It  has  a  large  school  conducted  by 
the  Sisters  of  St.  Agnes.  The  fathers  of 
this  church  also  have  charge  of  the  mission 
chapel  at  Nepera  Park. 

St.  Peter's  Church,  at  Riverdale  Avenue 
and  Ludlow  Street,  is  under  the  pastorate  of 
the  Rev.  James  J.  Brown.  It  was  estab- 
lished by  Father  Malloy,  formerly  assistant 
to  the  Very  Rev.  A.  A.  Lings  at  St.  Joseph's 
Church,  who  formed  this  parish  about 
twelve  years  ago. 

The  new  Catholic  parish  of  Our  Lady  of 
the  Rosary  was  blessed  by  the  Right  Rev. 
Monsignor  Lavelle  on  Sunday,  October  (i, 
1!)07.  The  Rev.  Father  Kellahan  is  the 
pastor  and  is  one  of  the  most  useful  and 
energetic  priests  in  the  diocese.  He  has  for 
assistant  the  Rev.  Father  Buckley. 

The  latest  of  the  new  Catholic  parishes 
formed  in  Yonkers  is  under  the  charge  of 
the  Rev.  Thos.  Halpin.  It  was  opened  on 
March  28,  1 !)()!).  Attached  to  the  church  is 
a  parochial  school  under  the  charge  of  the 
Sisters  of  Mercy. 

The  Church  of  St.  John  the  Baptist,  Dun- 
woodie, has  for  its  pastor  the  Rev.  Thomas 
L.  Lynch.  It  has  a  very  thriving  congrega- 
tion and  has  a  great  future  before  it. 

The  other  Catholic  churches  in  Yonkers 
are  national  churches  and  provide  for  the 
many  foreign  Catholics  who  do  not  speak  or 
understand  the  English  language. 

The  Catholic  population  of  the  city  of 
Yonkers  is  estimated  at  about  35.000. 
The  churches  are  all  well  equipped  and  the 
schools  are  commodious  and  well  ventilated. 


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SOCIAL  AND  CLUB  LIFE  OF  YONKERS 

By  Elizabeth  Cooper 


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tan  Island,  it 
cannot  be  met 


he   newcomer   to  Yonkers 
will  find  that  its  social  and 
club  life  present  as  many 
different  phases  as  there 
are  groups  of  people  with 
differing   tastes    and  re- 
quirements.  With  an  area 
equal  to  that  of  Manhat- 
follows  that  all  such  needs 
by  one  organization  in  one 
section  of  the  city. 

A  river  frontage  of  four  and  one-half  miles 
offers  exceptional  opportunities  for  aquatic 
sports.  There  are  numerous  terraced  and 
home-crowned  hills,  valleys,  where  the 
busy  life  of  the  factory  is  crowded,  and  in 
each  section  something  worth  while  is 
offered  to  the  resident. 

A  man  may  lead  as  quiet  a  life  as  he 
chooses,  or  his  days  may  be  as  fully  occupied 
as  in  the  great  city  to  the  south. 

On  the  river  front  the  Palisade  Boat  Club, 
Yonkers  Canoe  Club,  Yonkers  Corinthian 
Yacht  Club,  and  the  Yonkers  Yacht  Club, 
offer  every  form  of  diversion  and  sport  on 
the  water.  The  annual  regattas  are  always 
events  of  general  interest,  while,  in  winter, 
bowling,  dramatic  and  other  entertain- 
ments are  frequently  given. 

Within  the  city  limits  and  easily  reached 
by  electric  cars,  and  other  means  of  transit 
are  several  golf  and  country  clubs. 

The  Saegkill,  the  Dunwoodie  and  the 


Crestwood  country  clubs  offer  golf  and 
tennis.  The  two  former  have  commodious 
club  houses,  finely  situated,  and  equipped 
with  social  rooms  to  meet  the  demands  for 
dinners,  dances  and  other  entertainments. 
The  Crestwood  has  plans  under  way  for  its 
new  club  house,  which,  when  finished,  will 
be  complete  in  every  detail. 

The  Ammackassin  Club  includes  in  its 
roll  of  membership,  many  of  the  residents  of 
North  Yonkers;  it  has  excellent  tennis 
courts,  while  its  club  house  provides  every 
facility  for  general  gatherings. 

The  Park  Hill  Country  Club  possesses  a 
beautiful  club  house,  set  in  the  midst  of 
lovely  natural  scenery.  Like  the  Saegkill, 
it  has  a  lake  where  curling,  skating  and  other 
winter  sports  vary  the  program  of  enter- 
tainment for  members. 

The  Nappeckamack  is  another  popular 
South  Yonkers  organization.  Its  tennis 
courts  are  always  in  demand  while  the  mem- 
bers enjoy  numerous  indoor  and  outdoor 
entertainments. 

Of  a  different  order  is  the  City  Club.  It 
occupies  a  building  near  Getty  Square,  the 
centre  of  the  city's  greatest  activity.  It  is 
non-political  and  was  formed  as  a  business 
man's  social  club.  Many  of  its  members 
are  well-known  locally  and  throughout  the 
county,  while  the  register  of  visitors  in- 
cludes the  names  of  many  men  of  distinction. 

There  are  firmly  established  and  success- 


ful branches  of  the  Women's  Christian 
Temperance  Union,  Young  Women's  Chris- 
tian Association  and  Young  Men's  Chris- 
tian Association.  Among  the  fraternal 
organizations  are  four  Masonic  lodges,  P. 
and  A.  M.;  a  Commandery  and  Chapter  of 
Royal  Arch  Masons,  the  Odd  Fellows,  Elks, 
Knights  of  Columbus  and  a  number  of 
societies  uniting  the  members  of  the  differ- 
ent races  and  nationalities  represented  in  a 
cosmopolitan  population. 

Yonkers  has  made  generous  provision, 
also,  for  needs  other  than  these  purely  social. 

There  is  a  Charity  Organization  Society, 
a  Society  for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to 
Children,  the  Humane  Society,  Sanitary 
League  and  a  League  for  the  Prevention  of 
Tuberculosis.  The  Social  Workers  Confer- 
ence, the  recently  organized  society  of  the 
salaried  social  workers  of  Yonkers,  includes 
a  membership  of  twenty-six. 

At  Prospect  House,  settlement  work  has 
been  carried  on  in  one  of  the  most  thickly 
settled  quarters  of  the  city.  Here  a  number 
of  well-known  men  and  women,  together 
with  the  head  worker,  have  endeavored  to 
bring  about  a  better  social  order. 

In  the  Woman's  Institute  and  the  Holly- 
wood Inn,  Yonkers  has  two  institutions 
which  have  been  developed  on  strongly 
original  lines.  The  former  represents  the 
results  of  three  decades  of  work  for  women, 
under  the  leadership  of  Miss  Mary  Mar- 
shall Butler,  the  founder  of  the  Institute; 
the  latter  was  given  by  Mr.  William  F. 
Cochran,  a  long-time  resident  of  Yonkers 
and  head  of  one  of  the  city's  great  manu- 
facturing concerns. 

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Social  and  .Club  Life  of  Yonkers — Continued 


The  Woman's  Institute  has  made  a  spe- 
cial study  of  the  needs  of  women,  particu- 
larly the  self-supporting  woman.  In  its 
thoroughly  equipped  building,  every  provi- 
sion has  been  made  to  promote  the  well- 
being  and  further  the  progress  of  woman. 
The  Institute  has  been  a  pioneer  in  all 
efforts  for  social  and  civic  betterment  in 
Yonkers  by  means  of  its  Civic  League  and 
Philanthropic  Department,  while  the  Fair- 
view  Garden  School,  an  outgrowth  of  Civic 
League  work,  has  become  one  of  the  best  and 
most  widely  known  of  the  garden  schools. 

The  Hollywood  Inn  possesses  a  beautiful 
building,  situated  in  the  center  of  the  busi- 
ness district.  It  is  dedicated  unreservedly 
to  the  workingmen  of  the  city.  "It  ven- 
tures to  include  all  who  labor,  within  that 
class,"  says  the  Rev.  James  E.  Freeman, 
formerly  rector  of  St.  Andrew's  Memorial 


Church,  and  largely  instrumental  in  the 
successful  establishment  of  the  Inn.  A 
thousand  members  belong  to  its  men's 
club,  while  every  opportunity  is  offered  for 
self-help,  diversion  and  recreation. 

There  are  several  literary  clubs,  I  wo 
musical  clubs,  while  the  Up-to-Date  deals 
with  current  topics.  The  Sons  and  Daugh- 
ters of  the  Revolution  are  each  represented 
by  a  chapter. 

The  Yonkers  Choral  Society  has  made 
steady  progress  since  its  organization.  Un- 
der the  leadership  of  the  well-known 
musician  and  resident  of  Yonkers,  Mr.  Will 
MacFarlane,  its  concerts  have  become 
events  in  which  music  of  a  high  order  has 
been  splendidly  rendered.  The  excellence 
of  future  work  is  assured  by  the  selection  of 
the  new  leader,  Mr.  Richard  Henry  Warren 
of  New  York  City. 


It  is  with  pardonable  pride  thai  Yonkers 
refers  to  the  possession  of  great  business 
enterprises.  It  is  no  less  true  that  the  city 
possesses  beautiful  residential  sections.  In 
most  cases  these  are  so  situated  as  to  com- 
mand views  of  surpassing  loveliness.  It  is 
for  this  reason  that  so  many  men  and  women 
of  distinction,  attracted  by  the  charm  of 
beautiful  surroundings,  have  lived  in  Yonkers 
and  still  add  grace  to  its  social  intercourse. 

On  the  list  of  residents  are  the  names  of 
well-known  musicians,  artists,  educators, 
authors,  widely  known  in  the  professional 
and  business  world,  on  the  stage,  and  among 
those  who  give  themselves  to  social  service. 

There  is  room  in  Yonkers,  and  a  welcome 
for  all  classes  of  responsible  homeseekers, 
and  it  must  be  clearly  evident  that  there  is  a 
social  grouping  which  provides  for  the  needs 
of  each  one. 

{Continued  on  Page  io) 


THE  DEEP-WATER  HARBOR  OF  YONKERS 


March,  1911, 
must  accord 
treatment  as 


ONKEKS  is  regarded  by  the 
United  States  government 
as  being  to  all  intents  and 
purposes  a  part  of  the  port 
of  New  York.    In  a  deci- 
sion rendered  by  the  Inter- 
state Commerce  Commis- 
sion at  Washington,  D.  C, 
it   was  ruled   that  railroads 
Yonkers  shippers   the  same 
those   within   the   limits  of 


New  York  City.  The  staff  of  United  Slates 
Customs  officials  located  here  are  a  branch 
of  the  New  York  Customs  House,  under  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  Collector  of  the  Port  of 
New  York. 

With  a  deep-water  harbor  extending  four 
and  one-half  miles,  formed  by  the  Hudson 
River  sweeping  the  western  border  of  the 
city,  no  less  than  two  hundred  ocean 
ste  amers  enter  and  leave  the  harbor  of  Yon- 
kers in  the  course  of  a  year. 


The  tides  serve  to  keep  the  river  open  to 
navigation  the  year  round  as  far  as  Tappan 
Zee,  and  some  of  the  huge  ocean  leviathans, 
drawing  thirty-two  feet  of  water,  laden  with 
seven  thousand  tons  of  raw  sugar,  frequently 
discharge  their  cargoes  at  the  wharves  of 
the  two  great  sugar  refineries.  In  this  con- 
nection, it  is  interesting  to  note,  that  of  the 
fifty  odd  millions  of  dollars  collected  by 
the  United  States  government  as  duty  on 
sugar  each  year,  the  refineries  of  Yonkers 
contribute  into  the  treasury  about  ten 
million  dollars,  to  assist  in  running  the 
government. 


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YONKBRS  YACHT  CLUB,  HUDSON  RIVEB 
\M\t  KASS1N  COUNTRY  (  I  I  It.  DUNWOODIE 


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PALISADES  BOAT  CLUB.  HUDSON  EUVBB 
CORINTHIAN  YACHT  CLUB,  HUDSON  RIVER 


TRANSPORTATION  FACILITIES 

Nineteen  Railroad  Stations  within  the  City  Limits — 271  Steam  and  Electric 
Trains  Daily  to  and  from  New  York  on  New  York  Central  Lines — Elevated 
Tracks  and  Extensive  New  Station  at  Foot  of  Main  Street. 

By  James  Blaine  Walker 


he  transportation  facilities 
of  Yonkers  are  unsur- 
passed by  any  city  near 
New  York.  No  other  en- 
joys such  real  rapid  tran- 
sit. The  various  divisions 
of  the  New  York  Central 
lines  reach  all  sections  of 
the  city;  the  Hudson  River  Division  along 
the  west,  the  Harlem  Division  on  the  east, 
and  the  branches  of  the  Putnam  Division 
through  the  center. 

There  is  a  total  of  271  trains  operated 
daily  on  these  lines  to  and  from  New  York, 
thus  providing  service  at  practically  all 
times,  day  and  night. 

The  Hudson  River  and  Harlem  Divisions 
run  direct  to  Grand  Central  terminal, 
many  of  the  trains  making  no  intermediate 
stops  except  at  125th  Street,  the  up-town 
station  of  the  New  York  Central. 

The  trains  of  the  Putnam  Division  run 
direct  to  the  155th  Street  station,  making 
direct  connection  with  the  Sixth  and  Ninth 
Avenue  Elevated  lines,  over  which  express 
trains  are  run  during  the  morning  and 
evening  hours.  The  Putnam  Division 
trains    also    make    connections    at  High 


Bridge  with  the  Hudson  River  Division  to 
and  from  Grand  Central  terminal. 

The  New  York  Central  &  Hudson  River 
Railroad  has  four  stations  on  its  main  line 
along  the  river  front;  the  Harlem  Division 
five,  and  the  Putnam  Division  ten,  making 
in  all  a  total  of  nineteen  railroad  stations 
within  the  city  limits  of  Yonkers. 

The  distance  from  the  Main  Street  sta- 
tion to  the  Grand  Central  terminal  is 
14 . 48  miles;  the  trip  is  made  by  many  trains 
in  less  than  half  an  hour.  From  Getty 
Square  to  Rector  Street  via  Putnam  Rail- 
road and  Manhattan  Elevated  expresses 
the  running  time  is  exactly  one  hour. 

The  average  time  of  a  trip  from  Getty 
Square  to  the  Brooklyn  Bridge,  via  Yonkers 
Railroad  trolley  and  Subway  express  service, 
from  Van  Cortlandt  terminal  at  242d 
Street,  is  a  little  more  than  an  hour.  All 
subway  trains  from  the  Van  Cortlandt  term- 
inal are  express  trains. 

Yonkers  is  also  situated  advantageously 
as  regards  railroad  service  to  the  west. 
Through  trains  equipped  with  parlor,  sleep- 
ing and  dining  cars  for  Buffalo,  Cleveland, 
Detroit,  Chicago  and  St.  Louis  stop  at  the 
Main  Street  station,  making  it  as  easy  to 


start  on  a  journey  across  the  continent  as 
to  New  York  City. 

The  electrification  of  the  Hudson  River 
and  Harlem  Divisions,  providing  electric 
express  train  service,  has  added  greatly  to 
the  convenience  of  travel. 

Extensive  improvements  are  under  way 
by  the  New  York  Central  in  and  about 
Yonkers,  which  are  progressing  rapidly. 
The  elevation  of  the  tracks  and  the  conse- 
quent elimination  of  grade  crossings,  together 
with  the  erection  of  an  extensive  modern 
station  at  the  foot  of  Main  Street,  will 
greatly  facilitate  the  movement  of  trains, 
and  the  additional  trackage,  together  with 
the  extension  of  the  electric  service  on  the 
Hudson  River  Division  to  Harmon  will  pro- 
vide a  service  both  through  and  local  that 
will,  it  is  estimated,  meet  the  growing  re- 
quirements of  Yonkers  for  a  very  long  time 
to  come. 

The  combination  of  steam  and  electric- 
railways  affords  Yonkers  residents  a  choice 
of  routes  and  varying  speeds  to  and  from 
New  York  at  small  cost.  Following  is  a 
table  of  transportation  rates  between  New 
York  and  Yonkers: 

Subway  and  trolley  (one  way)   $.10 

Round  trip  20 

Elevated  and  Putnam  Railroads  (one  way)  20 

Round  trip  !55 

New  York  Central — Hudson  River  and  Harlem 

Divisions  (one  way)  .'50 

Round  trip  50 

Commutation  Rates:  Monthly  ticket,  $6.75;  good  for 
sixty-two  trips  in  a  month  of  thirty-one  days, 
making  the  cost  per  trip  less  than  eleven  cents,  or 
round  trip  about  twenty-two  cents. 


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THE  YONKERS  RAILROAD 


Operates  from  Sixty  to  One  Hundred  Electric  Cars  Daily  and  Carries  Annually 
about  Fourteen  Million  Passengers — Owns  and  Operates  over  Thirty-six 
Miles  of  Tracks — Connects  with  the  New  York  Subway  at  Broadway  and 
242nd  Street — Also  Connects  with  Union  Railway  Company's  Lines  in 
the  Bronx  at  Jerome  Avenue  and  Webster  Avenue — All  Lines  Radiate 
from  Getty  Square  to  Different  Sections  of  City  and  to  Various  Cities 
and  Towns  in  Westchester  County. 

By  Leslie  Sutherland,  Former  Mayor  of  Yonkers 


he  Yonkers  Railroad  Com- 
pany was  incorporated  on 
January  7,  1886,  and  con- 
sent was  granted  by  the 
City  of  Yonkers  to  oper- 
ate horse  cars  over  the 
principal  streets  in  the 
business  sections  of  the 
city  on  February  8,  1886. 

From  that  date  until  the  present  time 
various  franchises  have  been  granted  by  the 
city,  and  consents  and  extensions  obtained 
under  the  name  of  the  Yonkers  Railroad 
Company,  the  North  &  South  Electric 
Railway  Company;  also  a  series  of  fran- 
chises known  as  the  Seventh  Ward  Fran- 
chises. 

The  company  operates  from  sixty  to  one 
hundred  electric  cars  daily,  and  carries 
annually  about  fourteen  million  passengers. 
It  operates  over  thirty-six  miles  of  tracks 
and  connects  with  the  Union  Railway  Com- 


pany's tracks  on  Broadway,  over  which  the 
Yonkers  Railroad  cars  run  on  Broadway  to 
24">d  Street. 

Broadway  and  New  Main  Street  from  the 
foot  of  Main  Street  to  the  Subway  at  242d 
Street  in  the  City  of  New  York,  is  the 
trunk  line  of  the  system,  from  which  other 
lines  radiate  to  different  sections  of  the 
city:  Riverdale  Avenue  to  the  south  city 
line;  Warburton  Avenue  to  the  village  of 
Hastings;  Nepperhan  Avenue  to  the  town 
of  Eastchester;  Park  Avenue  to  Roberts 
Avenue;  Yonkers  Avenue  to  the  City  of 
Mount  Vernon;  Elm  Street  to  Lockwood 
Avenue,  and  McLean  Avenue  connecting 
witli  the  Union  Railway  Company's  lines  in 
the  Bronx  at  Jerome  Avenue  and  Webster 
Avenue,  thence  to  West  Mount  Vernon. 
Also  a  small  line  in  the  village  of  Hastings 
to  Uniontown. 

A  universal  transfer  system  exists  through- 
out the  City  of  Yonkers,  and  a  through  ride 


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for  five  cents  takes  the  passenger  from  any 
part  of  Yonkers  to  the  subway  at  Broadway 
and  242d  Street,  and  to  the  Bronx. 

The  company  is  capitalized  in  the  sum  of 
about  $3,500,000;  owns  real  property  to  the 
value  of  about  three-quarters  of  a  million 
dollars,  including  a  power  sub-station  arid 
car  barn  at  the  foot  of  Main  Street,  and  a 
car  barn  on  Webster  Avenue. 

The  extensions  of  several  important  lines  J 
are   being   put    through,  particularly    the  i 
Nepperhan  Avenue  extension  to  the  norther-  ! 
ly  line  of  the  city,  and  the  double  tracking 
of  Yonkers  Avenue  and  other  extensions. 

The  Company  carries  daily  about  40,000 
passengers  throughout  the  city  and  to  the 
various  surface  and  steam  railroad  lines  in 
the  vicinity. 

During  the  past  three  years  about  seven 
and  a  half  miles  of  old  roadbed  has  been  torn 
up  and  rebuilt  and  the  old  cars  have  been 
replaced  with  modern  up-to-date  electric 
cars,  which  compare  favorably  with  those 
of  any  in  the  country;  fully  equipped  with 
air  brakes  and  completely  vestibuled. 

The  company  is  now  prepared  to  handle 
any  heavy  storm  that  visits  the  city  and  at 
no  time  during  the  past  three  years  have 
any  of  the  cars  been  delayed  by  drifts  of 
snow,  or  inclement  weather.  Four  powerful 
sweepers  are  on  hand  in  the  car  barn,  ready 
to  go  out  at  a  second's  notice  and  the 
emergency  wagons  of  the  company  are 
always  ready  in  case  of  breakdown  or  1 
accident. 

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WASHINGTON  IRVING'S  TRIBUTE 
TO  THE  HUDSON  RIVER 


thank  God  that  I  was 
horn  on  the  banks  of  the 
Hudson!  I  think  it  an 
invaluable  advantage  to 
be  born  and  brought  up  in 
the  neighborhood  of  some 
grand  and  noble  object  in 
nature — a  river,  a  lake  or 
a  mountain.  We  make  a  friendship  with  it; 
we  in  a  manner  ally  ourselves  with  it  for  life. 
It  remains  an  object  of  our  pride  and  affec- 
tions, a  rallying  point,  to  call  us  home  again 
after  all  our  wanderings.  "The  things  we 
have  learned  in  our  childhood,"  says  an  old 
writer,  "grow  up  with  our  soul,  and  unite 
themselves  to  it."  So  it  is  with  the  scenes 
among  which  we  have  passed  our  early  days; 
they  influence  the  whole  course  of  our 
thoughts  and  feelings;  and  I  fancy  I  can 
trace  much  of  what  is  good  and  pleasant  in 
my  own  heterogeneous  compound  to  my 
early  companionship  with  this  glorious 
river.  In  the  warmth  of  my  youthful 
enthusiasm  I  used  to  clothe  it  with  moral 
attributes,  and  almost  to  give  it  a  soul.  I 
admired  its  frank,  bold,  honest  character — 
its  noble  sincerity  and  perfect  truth.  Here 
was  no  specious  smiling  surface,  covering 
the  dangerous  sand-bar  or  perfidious  rock; 
but  a  stream  deep  as  it  was  broad,  and 
bearing  with  honorable  faith  the  bark 
trusted  to  its  waves.  I  gloried  in  its  simple, 
majestic,  epic  flow;  ever  straightforward. 


Once,  indeed,  it  turns  aside  for  a  moment, 
forced  from  its  course  by  opposing  moun- 
tains, but  it  struggles  bravely  through  them, 
and  immediately  resumes  its  straightfor- 
ward march.  Behold,  thought  I,  an  emblem 
of  a  good  man's  course  through  life,  ever 
simple,  open  and  direct;  or,  if  overpowered 
by  adverse  circumstances,  he  deviate  into 
error,  it  is  but  momentary;  he  soon  recovers 
his  onward  and  honorable  career,  and  con- 
tinues it  to  the  end  of  his  pilgrimage. 

.  The  Hudson  is,  in  a  manner,  my 
first  and  last  love;  and  after  all  my  wander- 
ings, and  seeming  infidelities,  I  return  to  it 
with  a  heartfelt  preference  over  all  the  other 
rivers  of  the  world. 


YONKERS,  THE  BEAUTIFUL 
TERRACE  CITY  OF  THE  HUDSON 


IIP 


Jonkers,  on  the  banks  of 
the  American  Rhine,  and 
on  the  rim  of  the  Amer- 
ican Metropolis,  is  a  city 
quaint  as  to  name  and 
thrice  favored  as  to  sit- 
uation. Its  name  was 
evolved  from  the  Holland 
"  Jonkheer,"  signifying  "Young  Nobleman." 
Its  site  is  commandingly  beautiful,  advan- 
tageous, historic.  From  its  high  terraces, 
picturesque    landscapes    outspread  their 


rival  glories  into  dim  blue  distances. 
Northward  are  the  famed  highlands, 
the  wide,  quiet  and  hazy  Tappan  Zee, 
famed  in  romance,  song  and  story;  the 
tranquil  vale  of  the  winding  Nepperhan — 
"rapid  flowing  water";  and  the  valleys  of 
the  Sprain  and  Grassy  Sprain.  Eastward 
are  the  blue  hills  of  Long  Island,  against 
which  glide  the  glistening  sails  of  vessels 
and  the  smoke-wreaths  of  steamers  ocean- 
ward  or  homeward  bound.  Nearer,  the 
valley  of  the  Bronx,  replete  with  Revolu- 
tionary lore.  Nearer  still,  the  historic  hills, 
where  a  patriot  army  left  its  footprints, 
uplift  their  sombre  forests,  and  smiling 
fields.  Westward,  the  superb  valley  of  the 
Hudson  unfolds  its  purple  glories.  Sloops 
and  yachts  and  stately  steamers  emerge 
from  the  obscuring  shadows  of  the  hills  and 
miles  of  massive  Palisades,  Nature's  mason- 
ry, stand  out,  Gibralter-like,  against  the 
horizon.  In  the  south,  Bartholdi's  Statue  of 
Liberty  holds  aloft  its  symbolic  torch  above 
the  waters  of  the  spacious  harbor  where  ride 
the  navies  of  the  world.  At  night  the  sky 
reflects  the  gleam  of  a  thousand  city  lamps, 
while  the  many-colored  lights  of  the  river 
craft  and  the  bright  beams  in  the  windows  of 
happy  Yonkers  homes,  sparkle  like  stars. 
River,  mountains,  hills  and  dales  are  a 
perpetual  inspiration.  This  superb  scenery 
refreshes  the  spirit  and  enriches  life. 


You  can  make  telephone  connections  with 
Manhattan  from  Yonkers  as  promptly  as 
from  any  Manhattan  exchange.  Yonkers 
telephone  service  is  noted  for  its  efficiency. 


38 


NEW  GATEWAY  TO  YONKERS  FROM 
NEW  YORK-GRAND  CENTRAL  TERMINAL 


|hen  completed,  the  Grand 
Central  Terminal  will  be 
twice  as  large  as  any  now 
in  existence  or  even  pro- 
jected. The  illustration 
on  page  35  was  specially 
provided  for  this  book 
by  the  courtesy  of  the 
New  York  Central  Railroad. 

The  entire  rebuilding  of  the  terminal,  with 
the  necessity  at  the  same  time  of  arranging 
for  the  movement  of  over  400  trains  a  day, 
is  one  of  the  remarkable  engineering  feats  of 
modern  times.  The  main  building  of  the 
terminal  will,  it  is  expected,  be  completed 
and  ready  for  occupancy  in  May,  1912. 
The  present  temporary  terminal  on  Lexing- 
ton Avenue  will  then  be  abandoned  and  the 
traveling  public  will  be  compensated  many 
fold  in  the  facilities  afforded  by  the  new 
station,  for  the  slight  inconvenience  they 
have  been  subject  to  during  the  recon- 
struction period.  A  few  figures  regarding 
the  new  terminal  will  be  of  interest. 

The  total  area  of  the  old  terminal  was  23 
acres;  that  of  the  new  will  be  70  acres,  or  an 
increase  of  230  per  cent.  The  old  terminal 
had  a  capacity  of  366  cars;  the  capacity  of 
the  new  will  be  1,149  cars. 

The  station  building  proper  will  be  600 
feet  on  the  street  level,  300  feet  wide  and 
105  feet  high.  Below  the  street  level  it  will 
be  745  feet  long,  480  feet  wide  and  45  feet 


deep.  Eighty-five  thousand  tons  of  steel 
will  be  used  in  the  construction  of  the  new 
terminal. 

The  main  concourse  will  be  entered  from 
42d  Street.  It  will  be  120  feet  wide  and 
100  feet  high.  The  floor  level  will  be  about 
10  feet  below  the  grade  of  42d  Street.  It 
connects  only  with  outbound  trains.  The 
arriving  concourses  will  be  on  the  easterly 
side  of  the  building.  On  the  suburban 
track  level  will  be  another  concourse.  Each 
will  have  independent  exits  and  entrances. 

The  new  Grand  Central  Terminal  will  be 
the  gateway  to  hundreds  of  homes  in  Yon- 
kers.  It  will  be  associated  in  the  public 
mind  with  quick  and  comfortable  transpor- 
tation between  New  York  and  Yonkers. 
The  New  York  Central  trains  insure  a  trip 
to  or  from  Yonkers  in  about  half  an  hour. 


THE  OLD  WESTCHESTER  PATH 


f  the  early  colonial  days 
"The  Old  Westchester 
Path"  was  the  main 
>^?Ju  thoroughfare  connecting 
k*5~yjj  New  York  City  and  West- 
*!£/V^  chester  County.  The  his- 
^^^J  torian  describes  it  as  little 
better  than  an  Indian  trail, 
littered  with  rocks  and,  during  the  rainy 
months,  most  difficult  to  travel.  Many  of 
the   foremost   actors   in   colonial  history 


resided  in  Westchester  County  at  this 
period.  Most  of  them  maintained  winter 
residences  in  New  York  City. 

Each  year  "The  Old  Westchester  Path" 
was  the  route  taken  by  the  Morrises  to  their 
seat  at  Morisania  and  by  the  Van  Cortlandts 
and  the  Phillipses  to  their  Manor  Halls  on 
the  Hudson. 

The  "Path"  of  three  generations  ago 
still  connects  the  metropolis  and  the  hills 
of  Westchester,  but  it  has  been  beaten  by 
the  feet  of  many  travelers  into  a  path  of 
steel,  asphalt  and  macadam,  and  broadened 
by  the  ebb  and  flow  of  daily  traffic  into  a 
network  of  parkways,  boulevards  and  rail- 
road lines,  spread  fan-shape  over  the  county, 
converging  in  the  heart  of  the  nation's 
greatest  city. 

Today,  the  boundary  line  between  New 
York  City  and  Westchester  County,  in 
length  barely  nine  miles,  is  crossed  by  a  six- 
track  railroad,  three  four-track,  a  double 
and  a  single  track  railroad,  and  a  half-dozen 
electric  trolley  lines.  Another  four-track 
railroad  is  in  course  of  construction.  The 
subway  forms  a  more  or  less  invisible,  but 
efficient,  link  between  Yonkers  and  Brooklyn. 


The  future  of  Yonkers  is  indissolubly 
linked  with  that  of  the  great  American  met- 
ropolis, which  is  rapidly  expanding  into  the 
greatest  city  in  the  world.  The  tide  of 
population  and  wealth  is  overflowing  into 
Yonkers.    Moral  :  Locate  in  Yonkers. 


The  assets  of  Yonkers  are  more  than  five 
million  dollars  above  its  liabilities  of  all 
kinds. 


* — 


Ml 


BANKING  INSTITUTIONS  OF  YONKERS 

Yonkers  Has  Five  Banks,  Including  a  Widely  Known  Trust  Company,  Two 
National  Banks  and  Two  Savings  Banks — Their  Combined  Resources 
Amount  to  More  Than  $20,000,000— Financial  Statements  of  the  West- 
chester Trust  Company,  First  National  Bank,  Yonkers  Savings  Bank, 
Peoples  Savings  Bank  and  Yonkers  National  Bank — Policy  of  New  Bank 
is  to  Cater  particularly  to  the  Local  Demand  for  Money. 

By  Ralph  C.  Warren 


MS 


|onkers  has  five  banks, 
with  resources  totaling 
more  than  twenty  million 
dollars.  They  comprise 
two  national  banks,  two 
savings  banks  and  one 
trust  company.  The  pros- 
perity of  each  and  all  of 
these  financial  institutions  is  unmistakable 
evidence  of  the  substantial  growth  and 
progress  of  the  city. 

The  financial  statements  of  the  several 
banks  show  the  following  resources: 

Westchester  Trust  Company .  $3,368,898 . 15 

First  National  Hank   2,240,036.63 

Yonkers  Savings  Bank   7,407,131.40 

Peoples  Savings  Bank   6,422,750.52 

Yonkers  National  Bank   783,169 . 27 

Total  $20,221,985.97 

Prior  to  1854,  the  people  of  Yonkers 
transacted  their  banking  business  in  New 
York  City.    In  that  year  two  banks  were 


established,  the  first  being  the  Yonkers 
Savings  Bank  and  the  second,  "The  Bank 
of  Yonkers." 

The  Savings  Bank  was  chartered  on 
April  13,  and  "The  Bank  of  Yonkers"  began 
business  on  August  10,  1854.  The  latter 
continued  to  do  business  under  that  name 
as  a  State  bank  until  1863.  Since  then  it 
has  been  known  as  the  First  National 
Bank. 

The  Peoples  Savings  Bank  opened  its 
doors  to  depositors  in  May,  1867. 

The  Westchester  Trust  Company  repre- 
sents the  consolidation  of  two  financial  in- 
stitutions. "The  Citizens'  National  Bank 
of  the  City  of  Yonkers"  was  founded  in 
1873;  after  a  very  successful  existence  of 
thirty  years,  this  bank  became  merged  with 
the  Westchester  Trust  Company  in  1903, 
which  had  been  doing  business  since  1898. 

The  Yonkers  National  Bank  is  a  lusty 
infant  member  of  the  city's  bank  family, 
having  begun  business  in  its  own  new 
building,  September  12,  1910. 


WESTCHESTER  TRUST  COMPANY 

The  Westchester  Trust  Company  is  one  of 
the  foremost  institutions  of  its  kind  in  the 
county  and  does  a  general  banking  business. 

An  important  feature  of  the  business  of  a 
Trust  Company  is  in  acting  as  executor, 
administrator,  guardian  or  trustee,  taking 
the  place  of  individual  executors,  who  are 
often  beneficiaries  and  quite  as  often  in- 
capable of  the  management  of  the  estates  of 
testators.  The  Trust  Company  is  coming 
more  and  more  to  be  regarded  as  the  best 
possible  agency  for  executing  powers  and 
trusts  under  wills,  trust  deeds  or  settle- 
ments. Its  part  often  begins  before  death, 
as  astute  men  and  women,  desiring  to  make 
wills,  seek  the  advice  and  aid  of  the  institu- 
tion in  framing  their  testaments  so  they  may 
comply  with  the  law  and  to  avoid  post- 
mortem litigation. 

The  report  of  the  condition  of  the  West- 
chester Trust  Company  at  the  close  of  busi- 
ness, December  31,  1910,  was  as  follows: 

RESOURCES 

Bonds  and  mortgages   $455,875.00 

Stock  and  bond  investments,  viz: 

Public  securities,  market  value   450,474.98 

Other  securities,  market  value   399,182.23 

Loans   1,051, 104. 03 

Overdrafts   224.03 

Real  estate   11 0,588. 71 

Due  from  trust  companies,  banks  and 

bankers   157,433.19 

Specie                                             ...  7,915.08 

Legal  tender  notes  and  notes  of  National 

banks   89,810.00 

Cash  items ...   37,990.30 

Other  assets,  viz: 

Accrued  interest  not  entered .  .  $2,300  2,300 . 00 

Total  $3,308,898.15 


 + 


12 


Banking  [nstitutions  of  Vonkkus  Continued 


LIABILITIES 

<  apital  stock   s.tlHI.OOO  (lit 


Surplus,  iik  ludin^  nil  undivided  profits 

Unpaid  dividends   99,000  90 

Prcfcncd  deposits    868,371.95 

Deporita  not  preferred  2,580,308  90 
Dili'  trust  companies,  hanks 

anil  Wankers   (.0.07 1  IS 


•„'m.7<;.">  94 

!).(!()()  (Ill 


Total  deposits  . 
Other  lialiilities,  viz: 
<  Xlicers"  checks 


i,8.»4,7.>()  s:! 
9381.38  381  :5s 


Total   93^08,898.16 

YONKERS  NATIONAL  BANK 

Opening  for  business  on  September  12, 
1910,  with  a  capital  of  $2(10.000.  the  Yon- 
kers National  Hank  became  the  fifth  of  the 
city's  financial  institutions.  It  occupies  its 
own  splendid  new  building,  which  is  admira- 
bly equipped  with  all  modern  devices. 

The  new  hank,  as  it  is  generally  called, 
lias  adopted  the  progressive  policy  of  cater- 
ing particularly  to  the  local  demand  for 
money,  in  preference  to  securing  outside 
loans  or  securities  for  investment. 

It  ha>  also  made  a  special  hid  for  the 
patronage  of  women.  An  entire  depart- 
ment, with  a  separate  teller  and  a  luxur- 
iously furnished  ladies"  parlor,  is  reserved 
for  feminine  patrons.  A  silver  deposit  vault 
for  the  storage  of  valuable  plate  as  a  pro- 
tection against  burglars  and  fire  is  another 
up-to-date  feature. 

The  Yonkers  National  Bank  has  proved  a 
success  from  its  inception,  attracting  hun- 
dreds of  depositors  from  among  all  classes 
in  the  community  and  from  out  of  town. 


The  officers  and  directors  of  this  new  insti- 
tution an'  a  distinctly  strong  and  able  body 
of  men.  President  Daniel  M.  Hopping  has 
had  many  years'  experience  in  banking, 
and  was  selected  as  the  executive  officer 
because  of  his  well-known  ability  and  ex- 
cellent record. 

P.  ().  Freethy,  the  cashier,  is  particularly 
well-qualified  for  his  position.  Nineteen 
years  of  practical  banking  experience,  a 
wide  circle  of  local  acquaintances,  and  a 
thorough  knowledge  of  existing  business 
conditions  in  the  city  make  him  a  valued 
acquisition  to  the  new  bank. 

Following  is  a  condensed  statement  of  the 
Yonkers  National  Bank  at  the  close  of 
business.  February  17,  15)11: 


$.">3<i.2N3  7S 

150,000  00 

.-)().<l<)()  (III 

1.81*  .-.() 

70.77N  99 


RESOURCES 

Loans  and  discounts 

t\  S.  bonds  

Bondl  and  securities  

Premium  on  I  .  S.  bonds 
Bunking  house  and  lot.  vaults  and  equip 

men  t  

Due  from  banks    90,220  ss 

Cash  and  Reserve  *<3S.»3l  S.i  2.VJ. Kit)  7:1 

Redemption  fund   7..50O  tin 

91,075,085.92 

I.I  ABILITIES 

(  apital   $*2(MI,(MM)  00 

Surplus  and  profits  53,40]  .  !>7 

Circulation  outstanding    l  17.<;imi  tin 

Deposits   (i7:(,!»7:t  !)<i 

|I,075a0S5  !>;{ 

YONKERS  SAVINGS  BANK 

The  Yonkers  Savings  Bank  was  chartered 
bv  the  Slate  of  New  York  in  the  vear  I S.">  I. 


and  began  business  on  the  DUh  day  of 
June  of  the  same  year. 

In  1865  the  property,  16-18  South  Broad- 
way, was  purchased  at  a  cost  of  $4, ()->.">, 
and  a  bank  building  was  erected  and  com- 
pleted in  1868. 

In  L901  this  building  was  found  to  be 
inadequate  for  the  bank's  increasing  busi- 
ness, and  was  replaced  by  the  present 
five-story  fireproof  building,  which  was  com- 
pleted and  opened  for  business  on  April  20, 
I'M).'!. 

The  following  statement  shows  the  con- 
tinuous growth  of  the  bank  during  the  past 
fifty-seven  years: 


RECORD  OF 


Dak 
Jan.  1. 
Jan.  1. 
Jan.  1. 
Jan.  1. 
Jan.  1. 
Jan. 
Jan. 
Jan. 
Jan. 


Jan. 
Jan. 
Jan. 
Jan. 


Is/,.", 
I  si  ill 

lsti.-> 

1S7II 
is;.", 

I  SSI  I 

1  ss.". 
1890 
lS!).j 
l'HMI 
I  !MI.) 

1910 
I'M  1 


GROWTH 

l)i  pttxil.i 

*<i..H7  it; 

  67.87i  .')() 

,'7:t.  1st;  |  ^ 

.>1S.~M1  (lit 

....  998,580.15 

'.it:!. Ic-'S  (l> 

1,288,091  -ii 

l.'jj:s.7:it  <kj 

2.33.'l.(i!t2  S!l 

8,1  14,080  09 

1.7:!7.:SK»  95 

6,442,331  99 

t;,s:«t,ii(i  7s 


This  bank  has  never  paid  less  than  1'  ,  on 
deposits  up  to  S\.\ 000.  and  .'!'  ,  on  the  excess 
of  this  amount,  and  since  July  1st,  1007.  has 
paid  4'  ,  on  all  amounts  up  to  and  including 
s.;.  nun 

The  amount  of  interest  paid  to  depositors 
for  the  vear  1010  was  8248,867.85. 


4:5 


Banking  Institutions  of  Yonkers — Continued 


The  113th  semi-annual  statement,  issued 
January  1st,  1911,  was  as  follows: 

ASSETS 

Bonds  and  mortgages  $4,580,625.00 

Bonds  of  cities  in  other  States   291,578.40 

Bonds  of  cities  in  this  State   955,190.36 

Bonds  of  villages  in  this  State   181,458.81 

Bonds  of  school  districts  in  this  State   .  .  34,086.50 

Railroad  mortgage  bonds   817,702.25 

Bank  building   100,000. 00 

Cash  on  hand,  in  banks  and  trust  com- 
panies  391,510.91 

Interest  accrued   54,979  .17 


$7,407,131  40 

LIABILITIES 

Due  depositors  $6,839,1 10 . 78 

Surplus   $568,020.62 


THE  PEOPLES  SAVINGS  BANK 

The  Peoples  Savings  Bank  of  the  Town 
of  Yonkers  was  chartered  in  1866,  and  com- 
menced business  in  May,  1867. 

Charles  E.  Gorton  has  been  president 
since  March  5,  1894.  Frank  E.  Wheeler, 
the  present  treasurer,  has  filled  that  position 
since  1902. 

The  bank  has  over  15,000  accounts.  It 
has  paid  in  dividends  to  depositors 
$2,368,000. 


RKCORI)  OF 

Date 

July  1,  1869   $89,600.00 


(iROWTH 

Deposits 


July 
July 
July 
July 
July 


1879   212,800.00 

1,  1889   850,800.00 

1,  1899   2,026,500.00 

1909   5,350,000.00 

1910  5,900,000.00 

Jan.  1,  1911   6,083,000.00 


Following  is  the  eighty-eighth  semi- 
annual statement  of  the  Peoples  Savings 
Bank,  issued  January  1,  1911. 

ASSISTS 

Bonds  and  mortgages  

Loans  on  call  

Bonds  of  States  

Bonds  of  cities  

Bonds  of  counties  

Bonds  of  towns  

Bonds  of  villages  

Bonds  of  school  districts  

Railroad  mortgage  bonds  

Bank  building  

Cash  on  hand,  in  banks  and  trust  com 


panics  

Accrued  interest  and  rents. 


$3,801,600 
2,800 
98,83!) 
719,383 
36,625 
307,04.-. 
579,825 
322,695 
52,628 
60,000 

390,501 
50,806 


mi 
00 

35 
39 
30 
12 
18 
53 
47 
00 

20 

!>-> 


$6,422,750.52 

LIABILITIES 

Due  depositors: 

Principal  $5,973,466 . 38 

Interest   109,836.42  $6,083,302.80 

Surplus   339,447.72 

(Bonds  computed  on  investment  values)   

$6,422,750  52 

FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK 
Beginning  business  under  the  name  of 
"The  Bank  of  Yonkers"  in  1854,  the  direc- 
tors adopted  as  an  ornament  for  their  bank 
bills  the  portrait  of  the  eldest  daughter  of 
Mr.  John  Bashford,  who  kept  the  popular 
inn  and  stage  house  down  at  the  sloop 
wharf.  The  name  of  the  lady  thus  honored 
was  Miss  Joanna  C.  Bashford.  Her  por- 
trait remained  on  the  bills  until  1863,  when 
the  institution  became  a  national  bank. 
( )ne  of  the  old  notes  is  preserved  at  the  bank. 

John  Olmsted  was  the  president  of  the 
bank  from  its  organization  until  his  decease, 


which  occurred  May  30,  1890.  He  was  suc- 
ceeded by  William  H.  Doty,  who  had 
served  as  vice-president  for  three  years 
prior  to  his  elevation  to  the  presidency. 
Mr.  Doty  continued  in  the  latter  position 
until  his  death,  October  21,  1910.  Mr. 
William  W.  Scrugham,  the  present  presiding 
officer,  was  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy,  after 
a  term  of  four  years  as  vice-president. 

The  bank  is  capitalized  in  the  sum  of 
$150,000.  It  has  a  splendid  equipment  of 
safe  deposit  vaults. 

Following  is  the  report  of  the  condition 
of  the  First  National  Bank,  at  the  close  of 
business,  January  7,  1911: 


RESOURCES 

Loans  and  discounts  $1. 

Overdrafts,  secured  and  unsecured  

U.  S.  bonds  to  secure  circulation  

Premiums  on  U.  S.  bonds  

Bonds,  securities,  etc  

Banking  house,  furniture  and  fixtures.  . 

Other  real  estate  owned  

Due  from  National  banks  (not  reserve 
agents)  

Due  from  State  and  private  banks  and 
bankers,  trust  companies  and  savings 
banks  

Due  from  approved  reserve  agents  

Checks  and  other  cash  items  

Notes  of  other  National  banks  

Fractional  paper  currency,  nickels  and 
cents  

Lawful  money  reserve  in  bank,  viz.: 

Specie  $71,117.35 

Legal  tender  notes   89,960  00 


441,909.79 
2,155.70 
150,000  00 
3,000  00 
54,493.75 
82,000 . 00 
64,687.19 

51,411 .02 


12,084.66 
183,957.69 
15,326.14 
9,035.00 

1,398.34 


Redemption  fund  with  U.  S.  Treasurer 
(5  per  cent,  of  circulation)  


161,077.35 
7.500 . 00 


Total  $2,240,036.63 


+■  


Hwkim;  Institutions  <>k  Yonkebs  Continued 


LIABILITIES 

Capital  stock  paid  in.    (150,000  00 

Surplus  fund   85,000  00 

I  ndivided  profits,  less  expenses  and  tans 

pa  ill   18,588  S-> 

National  liank  notes  outstanding  14!).^05  (Id 

Dm-  to  other  National  l.anks  7  f.S.'.S  24 
Due  to  State  and  private  banks  ami 

hankers   :H.!1!)S  lit 

Due  to  trust  Companies  and  savings  liank^  HI, 058  1!> 

Dividends  unpaid    4,658.50 

Individual  deposits  subject  to  check  1, +.).». (>H.»  48 

Demand  certificates  of  deposit  58,743  1<> 

Certified  checks   81,645  !>s 

l.iahilities  other  than  those  above  stated: 

Park  loan   75.(10(1  Oil 


Total   82,240,086  63 


YONKERS  PCBLIC  LIBRARY 

The  Public  Library  Building  of  Yonkers, 
adjoining  tin-  magnificent  new  City 
Hall,  is  an  e(|iially  fine  specimen  of 
modern  architecture,  both  structures  having 
been  designed  by  Messrs.  E.  A.  Quick  & 
Son.  The  library  building  was  donated  to 
the  city  by  Andrew  Carnegie,  the  cost 
being  $.)().()()().  The  cornerstone  was  laid 
June  -2(1.  190S,  and  the  building  was  opened 
to  the  public  July  it.  1904.  The  Yonkers 
Public  Library  takes  rank  among  the 
largest  working  libraries  in  the  State,  the 
circulation  of  hooks  amounting  to  about  a 
quarter  of  ;>  million  annually.  Miss  Helen 
M.  Blodgett  is  the  librarian.  The  library  is 
open  daily  from  !•  a.  m.  to  !)  p.  m.;  Sundays 
from  1  to  !)  p.  DL 


Social  \m>  Cli  b  Lira  <n  Vhnkkhs 
( Continued  from  Page  82) 

TIIK  PALISADE  BOAT  CLUB 

Tuts  boating  club  was  organized  in 
honkers  in  1S(>(>  and  incorporated  in 
1868.  The  club  house  originally  stood 
at  the  foot  of  Wells  Avenue,  hut  the  con- 
stant growth  northward  of  the  city  necessi- 
tated the  moving  of  the  house  to  the  foot  of 
Gold  Street  in  1891.  During  the  present 
year  the  house  has  again  been  moved,  this 
time  to  the  northerly  line  of  the  city  where 
a  large  strip  of  water  front  has  been  secured. 
The  present  site  is  on  a  beautiful  point  of 
land  and  enough  property  has  been  secured 
to  lay  out  a  handball  court  and  quoit 
grounds  and  still  leave  plenty  of  room  for 
lent  sites  for  summer  camping. 

The  club  contains  about  1-2.5  members 
anil  its  equipment  of  boats  includes  eights, 
fours  and  singles,  which  have  given  the 
wash  to  many  a  rival  in  different  regattas. 
A  numbed  of  motor  boats  are  also  owned  by 
club  members. 

The  howling  alleys  which  were  built  by 
the  club  on  its  upland  al  Gold  Street  arc 
still  being  retained  for  winter  quarters. 

The  club  is  a  member  of  the  following 
associations:  National  Association  Ameri- 
can Oarsmen,  Middle  States  Regatta,  Har- 
lem River,  and  also  American  Power  Boat. 

THE  YONKERS  CANOE  CLUB 

TitK  Yonkers  Canoe  Club  was  organized 
in    lSS(i    and    incorporated    in  1SSS. 
being  one  of  the  oldest  canoe  clubs  on 
the  Hudson  River.     The  present  club  house 
is  situated  al   (ilenwood  near  the  foot  of 


Gold  Sheet  in  which  vicinity  the  club  has 
been  located  since  ils  organization. 

The  club  contains  between  thirty  and 
forty  members,  nearly  all  of  whom  are  also 
members  of  the  American  Canoe  Associa- 
tion. The  equipment  of  the  dub  is  princi- 
pally open  canoes  with  a  few  sailing  canoes, 
one  of  which  won  the  sailing  trophy  race  of 
the  American  Canoe  Association,  which 
corresponds  to  the  Vanderbill  Cup  in 
automobiledom. 

The  club  house  is  ow  ned  by  the  \\  y set-see 
Company,  the  stockholders  of  which  are 
members  or  former  members  of  the  canoe 
club. 

The  club  is  a  member  of  the  Federation 
of  Hudson  River  ( 'anoe  Clubs  which,  through 
the  courtesy  of  the  Palisade  Commission, 
has  been  granted  exclusive  privilege  of 
camping  at  Hermit  Point,  Palisade-  Park. 

THE  YONKERS  YACHT  CLUB 

Tiik  Yonkers  Yacht  Club  w  as  organized 
in  1H7!)  and  incorporated  in  1  !SS  1  and 
is  the  oldest  yacht  club  incorporated 

under  the  laws  of  the  Slate  of  New  York. 

The  rapid  increase  in  its  Beet  of  boats 
made  necessary  a  new  anchorage  and  a  house 
was  erected  south  of  the  property  of  the 
National  Sugar  Refining  Company.  The 
enlargement  of  that  business  made  it  neces- 
sary for  the  club  to  secure  new  quarters  and 

in  1S!):5  a  building  was  erected  on  the  present 

site.  In  the  spring  of  1909  the  club  house 
was  enlarged  anil  is  now  one  of  the  hand- 
somest boat  houses  on  the  Hudson  River. 

The  club  has  a  membership  of  about  250 
and  a  fleet  of  about  eighty  boats. 


OFFICIAL  ROSTER  OF  THE  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE 

OF  THE  CITY  OF  YONKERS 

CHAIRMEN    OF    STANDING    COMMITTEES,   MEMBERSHIP    LIST   AND    ROLL    OF  HONOR 


OFFICERS 

President 
r.  NATHAN  A.  WARREN 

Treasurer  Acting  Secretary 

ROBERT  H.  NEVILLE  RALPH  C.  WARREN 


Vice-President 
WILLIAM  GAUL 


TRUSTEES 

A.  P.  HARTMANN 
WM.  R.  WATSON 
GEO.  STARR  WHITE,  M.D. 
E.  M.  YERKS 


ARTHUR  LAND 
WM.  V.  CAMPBELL 
ALEX.  STOLZ 
A.  A.  SWANY 


JAMES  V.  LAWRENCE 
CHAIRMEN  OF  STANDING  COMMITTEES 

New  Enterprises — Theo.  R.  Heinrichs     Taxation — Win.  R.  Watson 


Manufactures — James  V.  Lawrence 
Public  Improvements — A.  P.  Hartmann 
Trade — E.  M.  Yerks. 
Legislation — William  J.  Wallin 
Insurance — Wm.  Gaul 

Banquets — . 


Municipal  Affairs — John  C.  Shotts 
Transportation — Alex.  Stolz 
Statistics  and  Information — C.  P.Ward 
Membership — Gideon  H.  Peck. 
Publicity — Dr.  N.  A.  Warren 
E.  Pawson 


MEMBERSHIP  OF  THE  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE 

NAME  FIRM  NAME  BUSINESS 

Allen,  David  E  Yonkers  Foundry  Proprietor 

Alverson,  James  C.  .  .  Dunwoodie  Ice  Co  Manager 

Butts,  William  D  Hudson  Fuel  Co  Manager 

Blum,  H  "  The  Paris  "  Proprietor 

Barr,  A.  B.  &  Co  Proprietor 

Bishop,  H.  D  Nepperhan  Valley  Rlty.  Co .  Manager 

Brockhurst,  Wm.  A  Proprietor 

Brownell,  A.  S  New  York  Realty  Owners .  .  President 

Baldwin,  Wm.  H  City  Engineer 

Birkins,  Arthur  W  Lawyer 

Boswell,  Ralph  C  Daily  News  Editor 

Benedict,  W.  D  Restaurant 


NAME  FIRM  NAME  BUSINESS 

Beall,  Joseph  H  City  Judge 

Campbell,  Wm.  V.  ..  .Waring  Hat  Factory  Superintendent 

Cook,  Fred  S  Engineer 

Cullis,  John  M  American  Silver  Truss  Co.  .Manager 

Curran,  J.  Frank  Real  Estate 

Campbell,  Collin  Plumbing 

Criscuolo,  Louis  

Christopher,  P.  F  Real  Estate 

Crimmins,  John  Charter  Oak  Tea  Co  Manager 

Copcutt,  John  B  Real  Estate 

Campbell,  J.  0  

Capon,  A  

Corley,  Rev.  Chas.  R.  St.  Mary's  Church  Pastor 

Couzens,  Gerald  S.  .  .  .Yonkers  City  Ice  Co  Manager 

Daniell,  Geo.,  Jr  Daniell  &  Pagan  Real  Estate 

Danner,  Adam  Mechanic 

Devitt,  John  J  Wholesale  Grocer 

Davis,  John  F  Confectionery 

Davis,  Samuel  M  

Donahue,  Lawrence  Scrap  Iron,  etc. 

Drewes,  Chas  Dry  Goods  and  Millinery 

DeAngelis,  Fred  Art  Glass 

Dusenberry,  Chas.,  Jr .  Westchester  Trust  Co.  ...  .  .President 

Excelsior  Gas  &  Elec.  Fixture  Co  

Earl,  Wm.  J  Carpenter  and  Builder 

Edie,  William  B  Edie  Realty  Co  Secretary 

Edgar,  Robert  Yonkers  Storage  Warehouse .  Manager 

Edie,  Geo  Walsh,  Wallin,  Beckwith  &  Edie. Lawyers 

Edwards,  W.  A  Principal 

Easton,  ('has.  P  Lawyer 

Edie,  Richard,  Jr  Alex.  Smith  &  Sons'  Cpt.  Co.  Treasurer 

East,  W.  Palmer  

East,  W.  Palmer  Co  Art  Goods 

Ewing,  Thomas,  Jr  Lawyer 

Fitch,  R.  W  Real  Estate  and  Insurance 

Eraser,  A.  L  Lumber 

Fox,  J.  Willett  Fox  Hardware  Store  Hardware 

Fulton,  Chas.  A  Geo.  Ringler  &  Co  Manager 

Forster,  William  Lawyer 

(Continued  on  Page  48) 


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WOMAN'S  INSTITUTE,  PALISADE  AVENUE  PROSPECT  SETTLEMENT  BOUSE,  Bl  SNA  VISTA  kVENl  B 

yOUNG  WOMEN'S  I  BRBTIAN  ASSOCIATION,  PALISADE  AVENUE 


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Membership  List  of  the 


NAME  FIRM  NAME  BUSINESS 

( iazot  to  Press  Publishers 

Gray,  John  Boyd  Harris  &  Fuller  Manager 

Gage,  J.  Present t  Real  Estate 

Garrison  &  Bechel  Real  Estate  and  Insurance 

Gross,  Fred  E  Contractor 

Gaul,  William  Gaul  &  Bell.  Real  Fstate.  Manager 

Gerbereux,  Eugene    .The  Gerbereux  Co  President 

Garrett,  L.  D  

Havey,  Ambrose  Peter  H  Havey  &  Sons       Undertakers  and  Liverymen 

Havey,  Sylvester  Peter  H.  Havey  &  Sons    .  .  Undertakers  and  Liverymen 

Hudson.  Frank  Grocer 

Heinrichs,  Theo.  R  Real  Estate  and  Insurance 

Hartmann,  A.  P  .«  Civil  Engineer 

Hays.  M.J  Hays  &  Randolph  Coal  and  Wood 

Horton,  Ceo.  W  Men's  Furnishings 

Hetherington,  Win.  .  .  Alex.  Smith  &  Sons' Cpt.  Co.  Master  Mechanic 

Hermance,  E.  M  Physician 

Haines,  Harry  W  Assemblyman 

Herz,  Henry  Flegenheimer  Bros  Wholesale  Liquors 

Hanson,  Horace  B  Produce 

Jenkins,  J.  Foster  Real  Estate  and  Insurance 

Jackson,  Halsey  R.  .  .  .  Yonkers  Brewery  Secretary 

Kuechle,  Edward  Ornamental  Brass  andiron 

Kirner  &  Kern  Meat  Market 

Kilborn,  ('has.  H  

Kellogg,  Wm.  C  Lawyer 

Kipp,  Warren  A  National  Sugar  Refinery.  Superintendent 

Keith,  David  J  Edwin  Cigar  Stores  Manager 

Kay,  William  Hay,  Grain  and  Feed 

Lynch  &  Larkin  Masons  and  Builders 

Lesnick,  M.  J  Real  Estate  and  Insurance 

Lambertson,  R.  S  Insurance 

Lewin,  Wm.  0  Photographer 

Lennon,  James  T  Mayor  of  Yonkers 

Land,  Arthur  Vlex.  Smith  &  Sons'  (  pt.  Co.  Manager 

Lingley,  Richard  T.     American  Real  Estate  Co.  .  President 

Molloy,  M.  J  Molloy  &  Murray  Carpenters  and  Builders 

MacDonald,  Peter  Florist 

MacDonald,  Wm.  A  Florist 

MacDonald,  Arch.  A  

Meadows,  Chas.  A  Real  Estate 

Morris,  Thos.  , Jr  Morris  Iron  Works  Proprietor 

Murray,  John  J  Molloy  &  Murray  Carpenters  and  Builders 

Mackenzie,  K.  G  Mackenzie  &  Co  Men's  Furnishings 


hamber  of  Commerce — Continued 


NAME  FIRM  NAME  BUSINESS 

McCormick,  Thos.  J  St'm  &  Hot  Water  Heating 

Mildrum,  William  .     Mildrum  &  Co  Bill  Poster 

Mallinson  &  Phillips  Carpenters  and  Builders 

Mitchell,  M.  F  Real  Estate 

Mackay,  Kenneth  Carpenter  and  Builder 

Magner,  Thos  Women's  Toggery 

Marshall-Ma  theson  Co  Dry  Goods,  etc. 

Newman,  C.  W  Real  Estate  and  Insurance 

Nevius,  Wm.  H  Paints 

Neville,  R.  H  Assessor 

Peck,  Gideon  H  Hatter 

Picker,  Adolph  Wholesale  Liquors 

Page,  L.  F.  A  Westchester  Awning  Mfy  Proprietor 

Pawson,  J.  Eugene.  .  J.  E.  Pawson  &  Co  Concrete  Works 

Peters,  C.  Heber  

Pawson,  Chas.  F  J.  E.  Pawson  &  Co  Concrete  Works 

Peene,  Capt.  Jos.,  Jr.  Ben  Franklin  Trans't'n  Co  President  and  Treasurer 

O'Rourke  Bros  Contractors 

Oglesby,  Woodson  R  Lawyer 

Oehley,  Fred.  M  Coal 

Openhym,  Emile  

Oliver,  E.  A  Yonkers  Statesman  Editor 

Quick,  Edwin  A  Architect 

Radcliff,  A.  S.  &  Son  Meat  Market 

Rigby,  Geo.  N  Lawyer 

Robinson,  Geo  Builder 

Richmond,  W.  L  Publisher 

Rowan,  W.  A  Contractor 

Radcliff,  John  P.,  Jr.,  Yonkers  Electric  Light  &  Power  Co.,  Manager 

Small,  John  C  Lawyer 

Schoen,  Louis  Furniture 

Shrive,  William  Sporting  Goods 

Schmitz,  Louis  ( 'onfectionery 

Sloane,  John  J  Furniture 

Scott,  Oliver  Carpenter  and  Builder 

Sutherland,  S.  K  Carpenter  and  Builder 

Stewart,  R.  L  Carpenter  and  Builder 

Schurberg,  A.  W  Empire  House  Supply  Co .  .Proprietor 

Schwartz,  Joseph  Jewelry 

Schenck,  H.  R  H.  R.  Schenck  &  Son  Fire  Department  Supplies 

Stern,  Jonas  Meat  Market 

Sullivan,  John  D  Lawyer 

Schoonover,  W.  G  Physician 

Scriven,  J.  F  W'estchester  Beef  Co  Proprietor 


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+ 


Membership  List  of  the  Yonkers  Chambeb  of  Commerce  Continued 


NAMK  K1KM  NAME  BUBINBSB 

Steadnian.  Frank   Pianos,  etc. 

Stolz.  Alex  Lawyer 

Sheets,  F.  A    Physician 

Sutherland,  Leslie      Yonkers  Railroad  Co  Receiver 

Seymour,  Norman  

Sluitts.  John  ('  Yonkers  H»i'f  Co  Proprietor 

Scfaaul  Neckwear  Co  

Stevenson,  Sam.  M   

Swany,  Arthur  A        New  York  Realty  Owners   Sales  Manager 

Sohafor.  Algernon  S   Broker 

Timm.  Prank  I.    Dry  Goods 

Thomas,  John  II         John  II  Thomas  &  Co  Manager 

Ten  Kyek.  John   Lawyer 

Thomas,  (ieo.  II   Lumber 

Thomas,  R.  S   Painter 

Tweedy.  E.  S    Broker 

Torpy,  \V.  H   Lawyer 

Twine,  ILL    Hardware 

Thomson,  T.  Kennanl   Civil  Engineer 

Underbill,  Arthur  1)    Yonkers  Storage  Warehouse  Manager 

Van  Suetemlael,  A.J  Architect 

\  a  in  lerly  n,  (ieo   Carriages  anil  Harness 

Wahlron,  Louis  \'  Physician 
Wales,  (  has.  A  


\  VMK  I- 1  KM  NAM  K  III  -IM  — 

Warneck,  John  Builder 

Wood,  L.  K   Hardware 

Waring,  0.  B   Real  Estate 

Wicsendanjicr,  I'lriek    .State  Examiner 

Whelan.  James  P  Real  Estate 

Wallin,  William  J..  Walsh,  Wallin,  Beckwith  &  Edie,  Lawyer 

Winslow,  P.  A  Lawyer 

Wrav.  (Jeo.  K  Undertaker 

Walker.  J.  It     Editor 

Walsh.  William  A  Lawyer 

Whelan,  Patrick   Retired 

Warren.  N.  A..  M.  D.  .  .  .Postmaster 

Watson.  Wm.  R   K.  al  Estate 

Weber,  Carl  F  Wholesale  Liquors 

Williams  &  Cullinan   Plumbers 

Wiggins,  I..  II.  &  Son   Hardware 

White,  (ieo.  S..  M.  1)  Woodland  Farms  Dairv  Proprietor 

Ward.  (  has.  P   '  Jewelry 

Warren.  Ralph  C        Chamber  of  Commerce  Secretary 

Xavier.  Frank  F        Yonkers  Herald   Editor 

Yonkers  Auto  Station  Automobile  Garage 

Yerks.  F.  M  Yerks  &  Co   Lumber,  Coal  ami  W  I 


honkers  Painting  &  Decorating  Co 
Yonkers  Builders'  Supply  Co 


ROIL  OF  HONOR — LIST  OF  SCPPORTFRS  OF  THIS  CHAM  BF  R  OF  COMMI.RCF  BOOK 


Ben  Franklin  Transpor- 
tation ( 'o..  The 
Fox  Hardware  Store 
(lerl>creux  Co. 

Jones  Wagon  &  Carriage 
Co.,  J.  A. 

N.  Y.  Realtv  Owners 


Amer.  Real  Estate  Co. 
Arlington  Chemical  Co. 
Borden's  Condensed 

Milk  Co. 
( lhadburn,  Samuel 
First  National  Bank 
Habirshan  Win-  ( Jo. 


Heinrichs,  Theo.  R. 
Horton.  (ieo.  W. 
Lima's  (iarage 
Mackenzie  &  Co. 
Mallinson  &  Phillips 
National  Supir  Refilling 
Co. 

Otis  Elevator  Co. 
Peoples  Savings  Bank 
Pure  oil  Co. 

Saunders  Son>.  1 ) 
Spencerian  School 

Waring  Hat  Mfg.  Co. 
Westchester  &  Bronx 

Title  and  Mort^a^e 
Guaranty  Co. 


Westchester  Trust  Co. 
Yonkers  City  Ice  Co. 
Yonkers  (iarage  Co. 
Yonkers  National  Bank 
Yonkers  Savings  Bank 
Yonkers  Daily  New  a 
Zinsser  Co. 


(  hristopher.  I'.  P. 
Kueclile.  F. 
Lawrence.  A.  O. 

Nepperhan  Valley 

Realty  Co. 
Newman  Co.,  C.  W. 

N .  Y.  Telephone  (  o. 


Park  Hill  Inn 

Paw  son  \  ( 'o.,  J.  F. 

Pfeil  &  Braner 
Stainach  -  Hards  Stock 

Co..  The 
Yalvolinc  ( )il  ( 'o. 
Warren.  (  .  M 

Westchester  Lighting 

Co. 

Wilson.  Wm.  J. 
Yonkers  Electric  Lighl 

and  Power  (  o. 
Yonkers  Foundry  (D. 

F.  Allen) 


Bankers'  Loan  \  Invest- 
ment Co. 
Bellows  &  Warren 
( iarrison  &  Bechet 
Gaul  &  Bell 
Jenkins,  J.  Foster 
Law  rence.  .las.  Y. 
Murray,  David 
Waring,  0.  B. 
Yerks  &  Co. 

Deane  Plaster  (  ....  The 

I  hrawoodie  Ice  (  ... 
Daniel]  &  Pagan 

Hays  &  Randolph  ( !o. 

Lesnick,  Matthew  J. 


M.  rz.  A.  J. 
Nugent,  A.  W..  Inc. 

Peck,  (i  ll 
Radford.  (  M. 
Raj  master.  Florist 
Schaul  Neckwear  Co. 
Snyder.  W.  F. 
Yonkers  Builders  Si i pplv 
Co. 

Hudson  Pud  (  ... 
( PKeefe,  Maurice 
0*Reilley,  Philip 

Stcadman  Piano  HoUM 
Whelan.  M.  J. 
Yonkers  Ice  <  'ream  (  o. 


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WESTCHESTER  TRUST  CO. 

YONKERS,  N.  Y. 
Capital  and  Surplus,  $500,000 
INTEREST  PAID  ON  DEPOSITS 

Authorized  by  Law  to  Act  as  Executor,  Administrator,  Guardian,  Receiver  or 
Trustee.    Legal  Depository  of  Court  and  Trust  Funds 

SAFE  DEPOSIT  BOXES 

OFFICERS 

Chas.  R.  Dusenberry  President 

Francis  M.  Carpenter  ^ 

Richard  Edie,  Jr.  -        ....  Vice-Presidents 

George  S.  Edie  ' 

James  E.  Howes    .....    Secretary  and  Trust  Officer 

George  W.  Peene    ........  Treasurer 

James  W.  Shaughnessy        .       .        Assistant  Secretary-Treasurer 


DIRECTORS 


J.  Harvey  Bell 
Richard  H.  Burdsall 
Francis  M.  Carpenter 
Eugene  C.  Clark 
Charles  R.  Dusenberry 


Charles  Dusenberry,  Jr. 
William  Palmer  East 
George  S.  Edie 
Richard  Edie,  Jr. 
E.  J.  Elting 


Peter  J.  Elting 
Henry  R.  Hicks 
Edward  F.  Hill 
John  Hoag 
Edson  Lewis 


Alanson  J.  Prime 
Daniel  S.  Remsen 
Benjamin  W.  Stilwell 
J.  Mayhew  Wainwright 
Howard  Willets 


50 


Organized  1854 


THE   F  I  R  S  T   N  A  TIONAL  HANK 

OF  YONKERS,  N.  Y. 

Capital  $150,000 


W.  W.  SCKUGH  KM 
President 

1 1  \\1 I'TON    I).  EwiXC 

Vice-Presidenl 

Anson  Baldwin 
Vice-Presidenl 

W  m.i.is  Smith 

Cilsliirr 


Safe  Deposit  Vaults 
Unsurpassed  tor  Security 
Inspect  ion  Invited 


DIRECTORS 

Wm.  M.  Scrugham 
Wells  Olmsted 
Rudolf  Eickemeyer 
S.  Francis  Quick 
Hampton  1).  Ewing 
John  ('.  Schotts 
M.  K.  Mitchell 

Roberl  II.  Neville 
Anson  Baldwin 


Interest  allowed 
on  special  deposits  subject 
to  check 


16-18  South  Broadway,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


The  Largest  Bank 
in  Westchester  County 


4  PER  CENT  INTEREST  PAID 
ASSETS    OVER  $7,400,000 


OFFICERS 

President 
S.  FRANCIS  QUICK 

Vice-Presidents 
WILLIAM  H.  THORNE  JAMES  H.  WELLER 

Secret aries 

JOHN  BELLOWS  RUDOLF  EICKEMEYER 

Treasures  Cashier 
CHARLES  F.  HULBERT  CHARLES  P.  MARSDEN 

Thistees 

S.  FRANCIS  QUICK  BENJAMIN  W.  STILWELL 

WILLIAM  H.  THORNE  WILLIAM  M.  DICK 

JAMES  H.  WELLER  JOHN  BELLOWS 

RUDOLF  EICKEMEYER  N.  A.  WARREN 

JOHN  EYLERS  WM.  W.  SCRUGHAM 

ALBERT  L.  SKINNER  EUGENE  C.  CLARK 

JOHN  0.  CAMPBELL  L.  J.  SCHLESINGER 

CHARLES  F.  HULBERT  JOSEPH  H.  BEALL 


Peoples  Savings  Hank 


12  and  I  I  Soul li  Iiroiidwny 
Yonkers,  X.  ^i  . 


Over  15,000  Depositors 
Jan.  I,  1!>11 


Assets  $6,422,  ?.")(».  .VI 
Liabilities  <i.os:>.:5<)'>.so 

Surplus 


s  339,447.72 


Four  Per  (  Ynt  [nteresl  Pud  t<>  Depositors 
January  l.  l 


Officers 


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Frank  K  WhceUf 
Cbarli's  K  Gorton 
Robert  II  Neville 
Alexander  Saunden 

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Cbarlee  K  Skinner 
Andrew  11  Harr 
Edwin  A  (}uick 


Chartered  ik«c 


Alnn/it  I*.  Ila/aril 

Albert  C.  Benedid 
Klhi'lln-rt  II.  Kmlirei- 

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George  II  Warren 
Joeepn  Milli-r 
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The  Yonkers  National  Bank 

26  South  Broadway 

Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

Capital  $200,000.00  Surplus  $50,000.00 

DANIEL  M.  HOPPING,  President 
THOS.  F.  LARKIN        ELMER  A.  SHEETS 
Vice-Presidents 
FRANK  O.  FREETHY,  Cashier 

DIRECTORS 

Henry  M.  Baird,  Jr.  *James  J.  Lynch 

Joseph  H.  Beall  *Joseph  Miller 

John  J.  Corkery  *Willis  G.  Nash 

*Holland  S.  Duell  *Dan  C.  Nolan 
Elmer  E.  Gorton  Charles  E.  Otis 

Wm.  H.  Greenhalgh  J.  Eugene  Pawson 

James  W.  Hannigan  Edwin  A.  Quick 
Dr.  E.  M.  Hermance       Dr.  Elmer  A.  Sheets 

*Daniel  M.  Hopping  *Leslie  Sutherland 
John  J.  King  Campbell  Scott 

Thos.  F.  Larkin 

*Members  of  Executive  Committee 

Officers  and  Directors  of  the  Yonkers  National  Bank  are  all  local  residents,  and 
it  is  essentially  a  Yonkers  institution. 

A  cordial  invitation  is  extended  to  the  people  of  Yonkers  to  do  business  with 
this  Bank. 


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£  e  £  y  t 


REAL  ESTATE  TITLE 
INSURANCE 


Money  to  Loan  on 
Bond  and  Mortgage 


GUARANTEED 
MORTGAGE  INVESTMENTS 


Westchester  Bronx 
Title  &  Mortgage  Guaranty  Co. 

Whiic  Plains.  N  Y 
Capital  and  Surplus,  $900,000 


Local  Office 

22  Getty  Square,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


The  Alexander  Smith  &  Sons  Carpet  Company's  Mills 


Tin:  accompanying  illustrations  convey  only  an  inadequate 
idea  of  the  immensity  of  the  greatest  carpet  mills  in  the 
world.  CJJThe  carpets  and  rugs  manufactured  by  the 
Alexander  Smith  &  Sons  Carpet  Company  are  divided  into 
two  classes,  viz:  Tapestry  Brussels  and  Tapestry  Velvets,  and 
Moquette  or  Axminster,  the  two  latter  being  practically  the 
same  weave  and  embracing  the  weaves  known  as  Ne  Plus  Ultra, 
Gobelin  and  Nonpareil — the  variation  in  closeness  of  texture 
and  the  quality  of  the  woolen  yarns  used  being  the  essential 
differences. 

The  tapestry  goods  require  for  their  production  the  joint 
efforts  of  three  distinct  mills,  which  are  known  by  the  names  of 
the  Worsted  Spinning  Mill,  Printing  Mill,  and  the  Setting, 
Weaving  and  Finishing  Departments,  commonly  known  in 
Yonkers  as  the  Tapestry  Mill. 

The  Moquette  or  Axminster  Mill  is  complete  in  itself, 
from  woolen  yarn  spinning  and  dyeing  to  the  "finished  goods." 


The  combined  floor  space  of  these  works  is  over  45 
acres,  and  the  1,550  looms  they  contain  produce  daily  over 
88,000  yards  or  50  miles  (figured  as  one  strip  3  4  of  a  yard 
wide)  of  carpet  and  rugs,  with  the  assistance  of  about  7,000 
employees. 

Recently  a  trainload  of  this  product,  consisting  of  sixty  (60) 
cars,  were  shipped  from  the  mills  at  Yonkers  to  the  Company's 
warehouse  in  San  Francisco,  in  one  solid  train.  This  undoubt- 
edly is  the  largest  and  most  valuable  single  shipment  ever 
sent  across  the  continent. 

In  open  competition  and  after  an  exhaustive  analysis  of 
quality,  the  Treasury  Department  of  the  United  States  Govern- 
ment has  for  a  number  of  years  selected  the  Smith  Wilton 
Velvets  for  use  in  Government  buildings. 

The  importance  of  this  high  compliment  to  the  excellence 
of  the  Smith  Wilton  Velvets  is  significant  from  the  fact  that 
they  were  not  the  lowest  priced,  but  the  best  quality. 


ONE  SHIPMENT  FROM  YONKERS 


The  New  York  Central  Railroad 
issued  the  following  bulletin  to  the  press 
on  April  12,  1911,  in  relation  to  a  ship- 
ment of  carpet  from  one  of  Yonkers' 
notable  industries,  the  Alexander  Smith 
&  Sons  Company;  the  manufactured 
product  left  Yonkers  via  the  Putnam 
Division  of  the  New  York  Central, 
which  connects  with  the  mills: 


"Carpet  enough  to  lay  a  width  the  entire 
length  of  the  main  line  of  the  New  York  Central 
from  New  York  to  Buffalo,  thence  to  Niagara  Falls 
and  across  the  Niagara  River  into  Canada.  This 
is  the  stupendous  shipment  that  will  leave  New 
York  to-morrow,  in  a  special  train  over  half  a  mile 
long,  made  up  of  00  freight  cars,  through  from  New 
York  to  San  Francisco,  via  the  New  York  Central 
and  Michigan  Central  Railroad  and  connections. 
It  is  the  product  of  the  Alexander  Smith  &  Sons 
Carpet  Works,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.,  and  is  the  largest 
and  most  valuable  shipment  ever  made  in  this  or 
any  other  country.    The  weight  of  the  carpet  is 


1,500,000  pounds  and  it  is  valued  at  $1,000,000. 
It  goes  to  supply  the  ever-increasing  demand  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  Such  a  shipment  even  a  decade 
ago  would  have  been  beyond  the  imagination  of 
the  most  optimistic  writer,  and  is  tangible  evidence 
of  the  remarkable  growth  of  the  carpet  weaving 
industry  in  America. 

"To  make  this  carpet  required  the  labor  of 
8,000  workers  for  eight  days,  an  equivalent  of  one 
day's  work  for  64,000  operatives,  and  if  it  were 
piled  up  in  rolls  one  on  top  of  another,  over  an 
area  of  400  square  feet,  it  would  overtop  the 
Singer  Building  tower." 


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Views  of  tin*  Alexander  Smith  &  Sons  Carpel  Company's  Mills 

THE  LARGEST  CARPET  MANUFACTURING  PLANT  1\  THE  WORLD 


.->? 


Otis  Elevator  Works,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

That  has  supplied  the  product  so  well  known  in  New  York  and  has  made  possible  the  modern  skyscraper.    Founded  in  1853  by 
E.  G.  Otis,  inventor  of  the  first  practical  belt-geared  elevator,  from  which  he  developed  the  steam  elevator  in  1866. 
Otis  Bros.  &  Company  formed  in  1867;  hydraulic  elevators  introduced  1871;  electric  elevators  1888. 
Otis  Elevator  Company  incorporated  November,  1898.    Otis  elevators  successfully  used 
in  every  important  city  and  in  the  largest  structures  in  the  world — 
Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  Company  Tower,  Singer  Building, 
Whitehall  Building,  etc.,  reaching  the  upper 
floors  in  one  continuous  run. 

OTIS    ELEVATOR  COMPANY 

Offices  in  All  Principal  Cities 
+  1  ■  ■  —    ■■  * 


THK  VVAHIXC;  HAT  MANUFACTURING  COMPANY 

Vark  Si  reel  and  Riverdale  Avenue 


ONE  of  the  industrial  enterprises  of  which  the 
people  of  Ybnkers  are  justly  proud.  Is  thai  of  the 
Waring  Hal  Manufacturing  Company,  which  produces  a 
larger  Dumber  of  soft  fur  fell 
hats  than  any  other  factory  in 
America,  or  in  fact  in  the  World. 

It  had  its  inception  in  1849, 
when  John  T.  Waring  began 
the  manufacture  of  wool  hats 
in  a  small  factory  on  Chicken 
Island.  This  factory  was  after- 
wards succeeded  by  a  larger 
structure  on  Klin  Street. 

In  1884,  the  present  Com- 
pany purchased  the  large  build- 


ings in  Vark  Street,  which  had  Keen  used  during  the 
Civil  War  for  the  manufacture  of  Arms.  This  plant 
has    been   constantly   enlarged  until   it    now  covers  two 

entire  city  Mocks,  and  pro- 
duces about  1. »,()()(>  hats  daily, 
giving  employment  to  over  '2, 000 
operators. 

In  branch  factories,  sheep- 
skins are  tanned,  colored  and 
finished  for  the  hat  leathers. 

At  another  branch  in  Mini 
Street,  the  fur  felt  from  about 
40,000  English  and  French  rab- 
bit-skins is  cut  up  daily,  from 
which  the  hats  are  made. 


The  present  officers  of  the  Corporation  are: 
ARTHUR  0  WARING,  President;  L.  W.  KETCH!  M.  Treasurer  and  LEWIS  ROBERTS,  Sbgbjdtabi 


Largest    Manufacturers    of  Soft    Fur    Hats   in   the   United  States 


+   ■■  * 


NATIONAL   SUGAR    REFINING  COMPANY 


The  refinery,  located  at 
the  foot  of  Main  Street, 
on  the  river  front,  is 
controlled  by  the  National 
Sugar  Refining  Company,  of 
New  Jersey.  The  plant,  one 
of  the  most  modernly  equipped 
in  the  sugar  making  industry, 
was  erected  in  1892,  with  a 
daily  capacity  of  2000  barrels 
of  sugar.  But  owing  to  the 
enterprise  of  the  Company's 
officers  and  the  high  quality 
of  the  product,  the  demand 
has  grown,  and  the  plant  has 
been  augmented  and  improved 
upon,  until  at  the  present 
time,  the  output  exceeds  4000 
barrels  daily. 

Syrups  are  also  made  by  the  Company,  but  as  there  is  a 
great  European  demand  for  the  succulent  sugar  juice,  most 
of  the  Yonkers  manufacture  finds  its  way  there.  Coming 
mostly  in  steamers,  the  raw  sugars  are  imported  from  Cuba, 
the  West  Indies,  South  America,  Java,  and  some  beet  sugar 
from  Europe,  chiefly  Germany.  Steamboats  of  from  3000 
to  10000  gross  tons  burden  from  these  ports  come  up  the 
river  to  Yonkers  and  unload  as  many  as  35000  bags  of  raw 
material  at  one  time. 

The  refinery  runs  night  and  day,  except  Sundays,  and 
employs  over  seven  hundred  men,  except  during  the  height 


of  winter,  when  the  river  is  frozen  over  and  the  ocean  giants 
are  unable  to  penetrate  the  ice  floes  as  far  as  Yonkers;  then 
the  Company  has  to  rely  upon  the  reserve  stock  of  raw 
sugar.  During  the  winter  at  least  five  hundred  men  are 
constantly  kept  in  employment. 

James  H.  Post,  of  109  Wall  Street,  is  the  president  of  the 
Company,  and  George  R.  Bunker  and  Warren  A.  Kipp,  of  this 
city,  are  general  manager  and  superintendent,  respect ively. 

Besides  the  Yonkers  refinery,  the  National  Refining 
Company  controls  the  Mollenhauer  Refinery,  at  Brooklyn, 
and  the  New  York  Refinery  at  Long  Island  City. 


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HABIRSH AW  WIRE  COMPANY 


6] 


Tmi>  c  pany  was  started  over  twenty-five  yean 
ago  by  Dr.  William  Habirahaw.  1 1  ^  title  al  thai 
time  was  The  In.lia  Rubber  and  Gutta  Percba 
Insulating  Co.  Dr.  Habirahaw  was  himself  an  eminent 
chemisl  ami  electrician  ami  foresaw  the  great  commer- 
cial possibilities  of  electricity,  and  knew  how  largely 
iu  successful  application  to  the  needs  of  humanity 
would  depend  upon  safe  and  economical  conductance 
l>\  means  of  insulated  wires  and  cables. 

The  Habirshaw  insulation  sunn  became  a  standard 
and  the  business  outgrew  the  factory  on  Eleventh 
Avenue  and  24th  Street.  A  larger  plant  was  necessarj 
w  here  there  would  be  room  for  expansion,  good  shipping 

facilities,  skilled  labor  and  proximity  to  New  York 
City.  Yonkers  was  found  to  possess  all  these  require- 
ments.   The  Hepworth  Sugar  Refining  Machinery 

Plant  was  purchased  and  its  steudv  development  into 
the  present  large  and  modern  factory  is  evidence  of  the 
growth  of  the  business.  Millions  of  pounds  of  copper 
and  rubber  are  used  annually.  Its  product  noes  to 
every  land  under  the  sun  and  is  every  when-  regarded  as 
ii  standard. 

Having  drawn  around  him  a  body  of  thoroughly 

trained  men.  Dr.  Ilahirshaw  retired  about  five  years 
ago  and  on  bis  death  two  years  ago  last  August,  t lit* 

title  of  the  company  was  changed  to  Habirahaw  \\\rr 
Company  and  since  then  has  been  continued  along  the 
lines  that  had  brought  succejn. 

The  company  has  a  tine  suite  of  offices  in  the  Postal 
Telegraph  Kuildini.'.  i't'-i  Hroadway,  New  York  City. 


The  Arlington  Chemical  Company 


The  Arlington  Chemical  Company  and  its  Associated  Enterprises,  the 
Palisade  Manufacturing  Company  and  the  New  York 
Pharmacal  Association,  are  located  at 
100  Palisade  Ave.,  Yonkers 


THE  pharmaceutical  specialties  manufactured  by 
the  three  companies  are  known  wherever  phy- 
sicians exist  and  command  a  world-wide  sale. 
They  are  in  no  sense  secret  or  patent  preparations, 
are  intended  for  use  on  physicians'  prescriptions  and 
are  advertised  to  the  profession  only,  by  methods 
which  are  entirely  ethical  in  character. 

The  New  York  Pharmacal  Association  was  the 
first  of  the  three  companies  to  be  established  and 
began  in  a  modest  way,  at  Nos.  10  and  12  College  Place, 
New  York  City,  making  Laetopeptine  and  various  com- 
binations of  this  preparation  with  different  drugs. 
The  business  prospered  to  such  an  extent  that  in  1885 
new  quarters  were  deemed  necessary  and  the  company 


leased  property  on  Dock  Street,  this  city,  erected  a 
fully  equipped  modern  plant  and  began  manufac- 
turing. 

The  next  year  this  factory  was  destroyed  by  fire, 
but  the  thrift  and  enterprise  of  the  company  was 
manifested  by  the  immediate  lease  of  a  building  on 
Palisade  Avenue,  which  had  formerly  been  occupied  by 
a  hat  manufacturing  concern.  At  this  time  a  portion 
of  this  building  was  occupied  by  Reed  and  Carnrick, 
and  the  Maltine  Manufacturing  Company,  respectively, 
both  of  which  were  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
pharmaceutical  goods.  In  1891,  the  former  of  these 
two  concerns  removed  to  Jersey  City  and  the  latter  to 
Brooklyn. 


Hi 


The  Arlington  Chemical  Company  was  organized 
at  this  time,  purchased  a  percentage  of  interest  in 
the  business  of  the  firm  of  Reed  and  Carnrick  and 
began  the  manufacture  of  Peptonoids,  Dry  and  Liquid, 
several  combinations  of  Peptonoids  with  certain  drugs, 
Phosphagon  and  Phospho-Caffein  Compound.  Later, 
the  company  acquired  the  entire  ownership  of  these 
products,  and  is  not  connected  with  Reed  and  Carn- 
rick in  any  way. 

In  1890  the  Palisade  Manufacturing  Company  was 
organized  for  the  purpose  of  marketing  Borolyptol, 
Hemaboloids,  etc.  It  must  be  distinctly  understood 
that  none  of  the  preparations  manufactured  by  these 
concerns  is  advertised  in  the  columns  of  the  secular 
press  and  the  sole  reason  for  the  appearance  of  this 
historical  review  is  in  the  way  of  a  contribution  toward 
the  support  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  book. 

The  market  for  the  companies'  products  is  un- 
limited as  to  territory.  The  sales-trade  zones  cover 
two  hemispheres.  Branch  offices  are  maintained  in 
Canada,  London,  South  America  and  Cuba.  For  the 
purpose  of  introducing  these  preparations  among 
physicians,  a  large  staff  of  qualified  detail  men  are 
employed,  as  well  as  extensive  advertising  in  the 
columns  of  the  medical  journals  and  by  means  of  scien- 
tific matter  sent  out  from  the  office,  with  the  result 
that  the  companies  are  recognized  as  being  the  leaders 
in  this  line  of  work. 

The  growth  and  success  of  these  companies  has 
been  steady  and  non-qualified.  From  the  very  first 
step  in  the  routine  of  manufacture,  the  industry  is 
carried  on  according  to  the  most  modern  and  up-to-date 
methods.  Expert  scientists  and  constant  experimenta- 
tion are  made  use  of  to  improve  the  quality  of  the 
products.  Each  new  discovery  in  physiological  chem- 
istry, every  improvement  known  to  pharmacy  or  its 
allied  sciences  is  taken  advantage  of  in  order  to  improve 
and  perfect  the  processes  by  which  the  preparations  are 
manufactured  and  the  preparations  themselves. 

Every  officer  of  the  company  is  a  qualified  man, 
made  so  by  reason  of  long  and  practical  experience  in 
the  various  departments  of  this  great  concern.  The 
firm  is  composed  of 

John  E.  Andrus, 
F.  W.  R.  Eschmann, 
W.  L.  Andrus, 
B.  W.  Petsche. 


Tin  abOYC  illustration  is  a  view  <>f  the  plant  ofD.  SAUNDERS'  SONS.  Inc.,  one  of  1 oldest  manufacturers  of  Pipe  Threading  and 
Catting  Machinery  in  the  I'nited  States.  This  husincss  was  established  in  ltt.jS  l»y  David  Saunders  and  his  sons,  and  has  l>ecn  in 
constant  operation  since  that  time.  The  company  was  incorporated  in  1901.  Their  manufacture  is  Pipe  Threading  and  Cutting 
Machinery  and  Hand  Tools  for  Steam  anil  ( Jasfittcrs"  use,  consisting  of  Stocks  and  Dies,  Pipe  Cutter-.,  Pipe  Vises.  Taps.  Ueamers,  etc. 
They  also  manufacture  Tapping  and  Drilling  Machines  and  Special  Machines  for  Pipe  Mills.  Their  product  is  universally  accepted  as  the 
standard  of  excellence  for  such  machinery  and  tools,  and  is  in  use  in  all  parts  of  the  world,  shipment  having  heen  made  to  Australia,  South 
Africa,  China.  Japan,  Kurope,  the  Philippine  Islands  and  South  America. 

The  officers  of  the  company  arc:    Al.KX.WDEK  Su  nders,  Pres.  and  Treas.;  \Ym.  I..  Sunders,  (Jen.  Manager  and  Vice- Pres.:  \\'\t .  II.  HOUttB,  Secretary 


ZINSSER  &  CO 

MANUFACTURING 

CHEMISTS 

+  — ~ — ■  -  •  ■   ■  -   ■ — ■  -    -  -  -  ■■  .  — — .  .  — .  

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THE    PURE   OIL  COMPANY 

With  its  enlarged  plant  and  its  increased  modern 
facilities  and  equipments  are  prepared  to  give  the 
bes1  of  service,  our  reputation  for  quality  having 
long  since  been  established. 

Wholesale  distributors  only  of  (lasoline.  Kerosene, 
Fuel  Oil.  Also  Road  Oil.  used  solely  for  allaying 
dust 

YONKERS,  N.  Y. 

PURE   OIL   COMPANY  rELEPHONE  2366-J  Foot  of  Ludlow  Street,  Ludlow  Dock 


DAVID  E.  ALLEN 

28  to  30  Nepperhan  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


Valvoline  Oil  Company 

Announce  the  opening  of  their 

YONKERS  BRANCH 

from  which  the  celebrated 

Lenox   Illuminating  Oil 

may  be  obtained 

IF  you  obtain  a  good,  high  grade  illuminating  oil, 
use  it  in  clean  lamps  with  properly  fitting  wicks; 
it  will  insure  you  a  bright,  clear,  sweet  flame  that 
can  be  turned  up  high,  surprisingly  high,  and  not 
smoke. 

LENOX  OIL  combines  all  these  satisfactory 
qualities,  and  is  the  result  of  many  years'  experience, 
united  with  care  and  skill  in  its  refining.  It  is 
known  by  its  trade  mark,  "LENOX  OIL,"  and  is 
today  the  best,  safest  and  highest  grade  oil  in  our 
market. 

LENOX  OIL  is  made  from  the  best  Pennsyl- 
vania Crude.  It  is  specially  treated  to  rid  it  of  odor 
and  smoke.  The  utmost  care  is  given  to  its  tankage 
and  the  packages  required  for  distribution,  resulting 
in  a  safe,  sweet  burning,  perfect  illuminating  oil. 

Insist  on  getting  the  best.  If  you  are  unable  to 
procure  LENOX  OIL  from  your  Grocer,  send  his 
name  and  address  to 

Valvoline  Oil  Company 

LUDLOW     DOCK,     YONKERS,    N.  Y. 

'Phone  4035  Yonkers 


A.  O.  Lawrence 


Successor  to 
Lawrence  &  Conklin 

Yonkers  Planing  and  Moulding  Mills 

to  28  Nepperhan  Street 

Telephone  m 

Yonkers,  X.  Y. 


Window  and  Door  Frames.  Mouldings 
and  Trimmings,  in  Pine  and  Hardwood. 
Panel  Work,  Mortising,  Tenoning  and 
Wood  Working  in  General. 


Estimates  Furnished  for  Doors,  Sasli,  Itlintls,  etc. 


Yonkers  Telephone  Service 


is  the  equal  of  any  telephone  service 
in  the  world.  One  hundred  and  five 
employes  of  the  New  York  Telephone 
Company  are  devoting  themselves 
to  making  it  so.  They  are  hacked 
hy  a  Company  with  ample  financial 
resources,  a  Company  which  has 
had  thirty-two  years'  experience  and 
which  is  applying  the  knowledge 
thus  gained  to  the  perfection  of 
Hell  telephone  service  in  Yonkers. 

Arc  yon  taking  advantage  of  this 
efficient  telephone  service  in  your 
business;  in  your  home  ? 

NEW  YORK  TELEPHONE  COMPANY 


Every  Bell  Telephone 
is  a  Lony  Distance  Station 


BORDEN'S 
COUNTRY  BOTTLED 
MILK 


HIGHEST  POSSIBLE  QUALITY 
AT     LOWEST     POSSIBLE  PRICE 

You   are    the   Loser    if  Satisfied    with   a  Substitute 


PHONE:  898  YONKERS 


YONKERS  OFFICE :  78  MAIN  STREET 


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A  NOTABLE  WESTCHESTER  COUNTY  INSTITUTION 


OFFICERS 

FRANCIS  M.  CARPKNTKR,  President  and  Treasurer  15.  FRANK  PALMKR,  General  Manager 

MOSES  TAYLOR,  Vice-President  REGINALD  P.  RAY,  Assistant  Secretary 

J.  CRAWFORD  STEVENS,  Secretary  WILLIAM  N.  WEED,  Counsel 


DIRECTORS 


FRANK  BAILEY 
CHARLES  S.  BROWN 
WILSON  BROWN,  -lit 
FRANCES  M.  CARPENTEB 
RICHARD  KDIK,  JR. 


JAMES  F.  KORAN 
CLARENCE  K.  KEI.SEV 
WILLIAM  K.  LOCKWOOD 

PRANK  V.  MTT.T.ART1 

HENRY  I.EWis  MORRIS 


RICHARD  0"GORM  \\ 
B.  FRANK  PALMER 
EDWIN  H.  PECK 
FREDERICK  POTTER 
WILLIAM  RYAN 


HENRY  W.  SACKETT 

J,  CRAWFORD  STEVENS 

MOSES  TAYLOR 

ROBERT  B.  VAN  CORTLANDT 

I    MAYKEW  WAINWRIOIIT 


The  Westchester  &  Bronx  Title  &  Mortgage 
Guaranty  Company  of  White  Plains,  the  largest 
title  insurance  company  and  loaning  institution 
in  the  County  of  Westchester.  was  organized  in  the  fall 
of  l!)0->,  and  began  business,  January  1st.  1903.  It  is 
empowered  by  charter  to  examine  and  insure  titles  to 
real  estate,  loan  money  on  bond  and  mortgage,  make 
guaranteed  searches  for  attorneys-at-law  and  to 
guarantee  investments  in  real  estate  mortgages. 
Westchester  County  and  the  Rorough  of  the  Bronx 
were  to  be,  as  the  name  implies,  its  chief  field  of  opera- 
tion. Early  in  its  history  the  field  was  limited  to 
Westchester  County  though  some  work  has  been  done 
in  the  Bronx  and  in  Dutchess,  Putnam  and  Orange 
Counties.  The  incorporators  of  the  Company  all 
resided  in  Westchester  County  and  were: 

Moms  Dillon,  Esq.,  of  Port  Chester,  N.  Y. 
William  Sam  Johnson,  Esq  .  of  Mamaroncrk,  N.  Y. 
liiehard  O'Ciorman.  Esq..  ..f  Larchtnnnt,  N.  Y. 
Col.  Henry  W.  Sack.  lt,  .if  Scarsdale,  N.  Y. 
Wilson  H row n.  Jr..  Esq..  of  White  Plains,  X.  Y. 


Hon.  William  P.  Piatt,  of  While  Plains,  X  Y. 
Hon.  Theodore  II.  Silkman,  of  Yonkers.  X.  Y. 
Charles  II.  Young,  Esq..  of  New  Roohelle,  X.  Y. 
Hon.  Frank  V.  Millard,  of  Tarrylown,  X.  Y. 
Henry  R.  Barrett.  Esq..  of  White  Plains,  X.  Y 
Hon.  J.  Mayhew  Wainwritfht.  of  Rye.  X.  Y. 
John  M.  Digney,  Esq.,  of  While  Plains.  X.  Y. 

A.  Outraiu  Sherman,  Esq.,  of  Rye,  X.  Y. 

B.  Frank  Palmer,  Esq.,  of  Larehmonl,  X.  Y. 
W  F.  Judson,  Esq.,  of  Irvington,  X.  Y. 

The  Hon.  .1.  Mayhew  Wainwright  was  chosen  the 
first  president  of  the  Company. 

With  a  capital  of  $o()0,000  and  a  surplus  of  (850,000 
the  Company  entered  the  field  in  competition  with  the 
New  York  City  companies  which  had  been  doing  the 
title  insurance  business  of  the  county  through  their 
local  branches. 

The  advantage  derived  by  the  new  Company  from 
a  directorate  of  local  men  was  soon  apparent.  The  busi- 
ness done  during  the  firs!  year  warranted  the  payment 
of  a  dividend  and  in  January,  1904,  the  first  dividend 
was  declared  at  the  rale  of  .>'  ,   and  dividends  have 


since  been  paid  semi-annually.  In  January.  1910,  the 
dividend  rate  was  increased  to  (>'  ,  .  The  total  amount 
of  dividends  paid  to  dale  is  $170,000.  and  the  Company 
has  increased  its  surplus  to  $-100,000. 

The  first  office  of  the  Company  was  in  one  room  of 
the  Bamum  Building  on  Court  Street.  White  Plains. 
As  the  business  grew  the  office  was  transferred  to  the 
Rarrett  Building,  then  just  completed.  The  Company 
leased  the  first  and  second  floors  of  that  structure, 
sub-letting  part  of  the  first  floor  to  a  trust  company. 
In  1010  the  Company  outgrew  the  Rarrett  Ruilding 
and  erected  at  131  Railroad  Avenue.  White  Plains. 
three-story  fireproof  building  55  x  li~  feet,  a  cut  of 
which  appears  on  page  55  of  this  book.  This  is 
the  main  office  of  the  Company.  Branch  offices  arc 
maintained  at  -ii  Getty  Square,  Yonkers;  17(i  Broad- 
way, Manhattan:  55  Lawton  Street,  New  Rochcllc 
and  ii  East  First  Street,  Mount  Vernon. 

The  present  officers  and  directors  of  the  corporation 
are  as  above. 


09 


Capital,  Experience  and  Opportunity  Combined,  Conservative  Organization  and  15  Years'  Experience 


BELMONT  AND  BRONXMONT 


Properties  of  Chosen  Merit  are  found  the 
Necessary  and  Desirable  Conditions 


1st.  Good  Sanitary  Conditions. 
2d.  Beautiful  Scenery ;  Pleasing  Surroundings. 
3d.  Accessibility  to  the  Great  Metropolis. 
4th.  Future  Enhancement  in  Values. 


Belmont  is  conveniently  situated  and  is  near  the 
northern  boundary  line  of  New  York  City.  Its 
altitude  is  more  than  three  hundred  feet,  being 
on  the  crest  of  the  middle  ridge  between  the  Hudson 
River  Valley  and  Long  Island  Sound.  To  the  west  one 
sees  the  Hudson,  capped  by  the  wooded  cliffs  and  the 
rocky  turrets  of  the  world-famed  Palisades;  to  the 
north  lie  the  green  slopes  of  the  Pocantico  Hills;  east- 
ward, the  shores  of  Long  Island  are  visible  across  the 
blue  waters  of  the  sound,  and  beyond  the  hills  to  the 
south,  Van  Cortlandt  Park  can  be  seen — here  abounds 
healthfulness  as  well  as  pleasing  surroundings. 

Belmont  as  a  home  site  is  unexcelled  with  the  com- 
bination of  fresh  air,  beautiful  scenery  and  its  accessi- 
bility to  the  great  metropolis.  Belmont  has  many 
artistic  villa  sites  and  comfortable  dwellings  of  a 
modern  character  with  an  abundance  of  shade  trees. 
The  property  has  a  supply  of  pure  water,  being  a  part 
of  the  Yonkers  Water  Supply,  and  many  of  the  streets 
arc  provided  with  gas  and  electricity. 

In  the  vicinity  of  Belmont  and  adjoining  the  Com- 
pany's properties  the  land  is  owned  and  controlled  by 
large  estates  and  corporations,  all  of  which  form  a 
strong  combination  of  invested  capital  in  real  estate. 
Many  of  these  properties  are  at  present  out  of  the  mar- 
ket and  it  is  believed  that  the  increase  in  value  of 


many  of  these  estates  will  be  greatly  enhanced  and  that 
there  will  be  realized  much  larger  profits  by  holding 
than  by  the  investment  of  the  proceeds  which  might  be 
received  from  the  sale  of  these  properties  at  present 
prices. 

Bronxmont  lies  to  the  east  of  Belmont,  along  both 
sides  of  Yonkers  Avenue  to  a  point  where  Webster 
Avenue  (or  Bronx  River  Road)  intersects.  It  is  situated 
on  the  line  of  the  Harlem  Division  of  the  New  York 
Central  lines  and  at  the  first  stop  of  the  express 
service  from  the  Grand  Central  terminal. 

Bronxmont  is  separated  from  New  York  City  only 
by  the  Bronx  River.  The  land  is  high  and  rolling, 
overlooking  the  Bronx  Valley  and  is  particularly  adapt- 
ed as  an  ideal  development  of  up-to-date  dwellings  for 
refined  people  of  moderate  means  who  are  desirous  of 
locating  in  a  strictly  residential  neighborhood.  The 
picturesqueness  of  this  locality  makes  it  one  of  nature's 
beauty  spots. 

For  several  years  the  Company  has  been  opening 
streets  and  they  are  now  negotiating  with  reputable 
builders  to  improve  a  portion  of  the  interior  lots  with 
artistic  cement  houses,  which  will  form  a  very  attract- 
ive development  on  the  east  side  of  Yonkers.  The 
municipal  authorities  of  the  city  have  already  opened 
several  streets  through  these  properties  and  are  con- 
templating opening  others.  They  are  also  about  to 
introduce  gas  and  water  in  the  streets.  Along  the 
Bronx  River,  east  of  Webster  Avenue,  there  is  proposed 
by  the  authorities  of  New  York  City  and  the  County  of 
Westchester,  to  construct  a  boulevard,  to  be  known  as 
the  Bronx  River  Parkway,  extending  from  Mosholu 
Parkway,  198th  Street,  New  York  City,  to  the  Kensico 
Reservoir,  a  distance  of  twenty  miles  to  the  northward. 
It  was  the  phenomenal  growth  of  the  Borough  of  the 
Bronx  and  the  adjoining  territory  which  led  the  far- 
sighted  real  estate  experts  to  purchase  the  Bronxmont 
properties  as  an  addition  to  their  Belmont  estates. 

Immediately  adjoining  Bronxmont  is  the  site  selected 


for  the  proposed  new  railroad  station  of  the  Harlem 
Electric  service.  The  running  time  to  the  Grand 
Central  terminal,  42d  Street,  is  twenty-six  minutes, 
and  to  125th  Street,  fourteen  minutes.  There  are 
fourteen  trains  in  the  morning  between  the  hours  of 
5:30  and  9:30,  and  the  same  number  of  return  trains 
in  the  evening  between  the  hours  of  4:30  and  7:30. 

Belmont  and  Bronxmont  properties  may  be  reached 
by  the  elevated,  subways  and  trolleys  from  the  east 
and  west  side  of  New  York  City  for  a  ten-cent  carfare. 

In  the  selection  by  the  New  York  Realty  Owners  of 
their  vast  holdings,  the  management  has  borne  in  mind 
that  property  directly  on  the  line  of  main  thoroughfares 
in  New  York  City's  growth  to  the  north  would  insure 
to  them  a  permanent  real  estate  investment,  and  fol- 
lowing the  principles  adopted  by  many  of  the  ancestors 
of  prominent  New  York  families  of  the  present  day, 
who,  more  than  a  century  ago,  made  it  possible  by  their 
foresight  in  real  estate  investment,  for  the  present 
generation  to  be  among  the  largest  real  estate  holders 
and  multi-millionaires  in  Manhattan,  for  in  every 
instance,  their  investments  were  made  in  the  line  of  the 
city's  greatest  growth,  which  was  to  the  northward, 
and  which  in  these  days  has  been  a  good  example  for 
others  to  follow. 

The  Company  owns  more  than  twelve  miles  of 
street  frontage  of  which  there  are  two  miles  of  avenues 
and  streets  leading  from  the  great  metropolis.  These 
frontages,  by  reason  of  their  being  strictly  adaptable 
for  business  purposes,  have  a  great  future  value  and 
hence  will  be  held  by  the  Company  for  renting  or 
leasing  on  long  terms  as  a  permanent  investment.  The 
inside  frontages  are  offered  for  sale  for  immediate 
development. 

The  Company's  actual  sales  show  an  appreciation 
in  value  of  its  real  estate  holdings  each  year,  and  in- 
vestors have  received  in  cash  dividends  and  an  interest 
in  the  increased  increment  in  land  values,  which  has 
exceeded  ten  per  cent,  per  annum  for  years. 


The  Company  offers  Safe  and  Profitable  Co-operative  Ownership  and  Conservative  Organization 

The  New  York  Realty  Owners  offer  to  the  investing  public  an  opportunity  to  place  their  savings,  whether  large  or  small,  in  valuable  real  estate  holdings.    The  plan  of 
investment  offered  is  Safe  and  Profitable  and  one  which  can  only  be  secured  through  Co-operative  Ownership  and  Combination  of  Capital 
and  opportunities  resulting  from  Conservative  Organization  and  Fifteen  Years'  Experience. 

Ask  for  Booklet  "Profits  from  Real  Estate" 
And  Map  of  Property 


NEW  YORK  REALTY  OWNERS 


489  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City 


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CUT.  JOSEPH  I'EESE,  JR. 


CAPT.  GEORGE  PEENE 


THE  BEN  FRANKLIN  TRANSPORTATION  COMPANY 

Conducted  by  Four  Generations  of  the  Peene  Family 
By  J.  F.  Gilder 


The  river  commerce  between  Yonkers  and  New 
York  is  in  some  respects  more  important  to  the 
business  interests  of  the  city  than  the  railroad 
transportation — particularly  in  the  interchange  of 
freight. 

A  great  public  service  corporation  is  the  Ben 
Franklin  Transportation  Company.  It  "delivers  the 
goods"  with  a  regularity  and  certainty  hardly  surpassed 
by  the  United  States  mail  service. 

When  a  manufacturer  or  merchant  wants  prompt 
and  reliable  service  between  the  metropolis  and  the 
next  to  the  largest  city  in  the  United  States — the 
really  great  city  of  Yonkers — the  Ben  Franklin  Trans- 
portation Company  has  a  reputation  for  satisfactory 
service  extending  over  four  generations. 


Of  course,  the  one  great  attractive  feature  of  river 
transportation  between  Yonkers  and  New  York  is  the 
low  cost.  Manufacturers  and  merchants  save  money 
by  this  means.  Abundant  and  up-to-date  transporta- 
tion facilities  are  available,  suitable  alike  for  the  great 
sugar  refineries  and  immense  factories,  down  to  the 
needs  of  the  smallest  merchant  and  individual  citizen. 

The  Ben  Franklin  Transportation  Company  is  a 
New  York  corporation,  capitalized  in  the  sum  of 
$100,000.  The  fleet  consists  of  one  large  steamboat, 
the  "Ben  Franklin";  one  tug  boat,  "Joseph  Peene, 
Sr.";  two  steam  lighters,  "City  of  Yonkers"  and 
"Bessie";  four  barges,  "Aunt  Kate,"  "Aunt  Mary," 
"Aunt  Emma"  and  "Captain  George,"  all  of  which 
are  familiar  names  to  passengers  on  Hudson  River 


steamers  and  ferryboats.  In  addition  to  the  above, 
the  Company  hires  a  great  many  more  and  has  under 
charter  ten  other  vessels.  In  fact,  the  equipment  of 
the  Ben  Franklin  Transportation  Company  is  unex- 
celled by  any  similar  company  in  the  entire  port  of 
New  York,  which  embraces  Yonkers. 

The  Company  owns  and  controls  300  feet  of  solid 
dock  on  the  Hudson  River  front  of  Yonkers,  from 
which  extend  two  piers,  each  150  feet  long,  which,  in 
accordance  with  a  water  grant  from  the  United  States 
Government,  may  be  extended  145  feet  farther  into 
the  river. 

The  beginning  of  this  famous  transportation 
enterprise  dates  back  almost  to  the  time  when  Fulton's 
"Clermont"  steamed  up  the  river  from  New  York  to 


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Albany.  The  sloop  "Eineline,"  captained  l>y  our 
Isaac  Huton.  a  former  tavern  keeper  in  the  old  village 
of  honkers,  was  the  lirst  vessel  engaged  in  the  freight 
carrying  service  between  New  York  and  Yonkers. 
The  maiden  trip  was  from  New  York  to  this  port. 
The  skipper  was  successful  from  the  start  but  was  not 
OCfltent  with  the  amount  of  profits.  He  advanced  the 
freight  rates  and  in  so  doing  invited  opposition,  which 
indignant  patrons  effected  by  building  the  sloop 
"Independence."  which  was  launched  in  1820,  under 
the  command  of  Captain  John  Garrison. 

The  "Hen  Franklin"  succeeded  the  "Indepen- 
dence." which  was  sold  after  being  in  commission  six 
years.  This  boat  made  weekly  trips,  except  in  the 
winter  months,  between  New  York  and  Yonkers. 

Joseph  I'cene.  a  native  of  Kngland,  who  had  been 
brought  up  to  a  sea-faring  life,  became  prominently 
identified  with  Captain  Garrison  on  the  "Franklin" 
in  18.S9.  He  married  the  captain's  daughter.  Miss 
Caroline  A.  Garrison.  Young  I'cene  became  captain 
of  the  boat  upon  the  retirement  of  his  father-in-law. 
In  1851,  the  growth  of  the  business  called  for  an 
additional  sloop,  the  "Elias  Hicks,"  which  was  bought 
by  Hyatt  L.  Garrison,  who  commanded  her  while 
Captain  I'cene  remained  in  charge  of  the  "Hen 
Franklin." 

In  1857  Captain  IVcnc  bought  the  "Martin 
Myites"  and  together  with  II.  L.  Garrison  also  pur- 
chased the  "Hen  Franklin"  from  Captain  John 
Garrison.  These  enterprising  purchases  were  fol- 
lowed a  few  years  later  by  the  tug,  "J.  II  Gautier," 
nicknamed  the  "Lizzie."  Captain  Joseph  I'cene  was 
the  dominating  figure  in  the  business.  He  was  a  man 
of  marked  executive  ability  and  left  the  impress  of  his 
character  upon  his  associates.  He  bought  the  interests 
of  Captain  Garrison  during  the  Civil  War.  in  1804. 
During  the  next  few  years  the  transportation  business 
expanded  greatly.    I'cene  found  it  necessary  to  pur- 


CAPT.  JOSEPH  PEEVE,  SB. 


chase  a  propeller  and  three  barges.  He  also  acquired 
the  ownership  of  the  wharf  which  he  had  previously 
rented. 

About  this  time  a  new  generation  of  the  Peene 
family,  familiarly  known  as  the  "I'cene  Brothers," 
sons  of  Captain  Joseph  I'cene.  were  coming  to  the  front 
with  an  abundance  of  brains  and  energy,  which 
augured  well  for  the  future  of  the  business.  These 
young  men  were  John  G.,  Joseph,  Jr.,  and  George  I'cene. 
They  took  the  helm  and  assumed  control  in  1873. 

They  added  to  the  line  a  tug  boat,  a  barge  and  the 
lighter  known  as  the  "City  of  Yonkers."  A  steamer, 
the  "Caroline  A.  I'ecne,"  named  in  honor  of  their 
mother,  who  is  still  living  at  the  age  of  eighty-seven 
years,  was  also  added.  This  vessel  made  daily  trips 
to  New  York,  carrying  both  freight  and  passengers 
until  1885,  when  it  was  replaced  by  the  newly  built 
modern  boat,  the  "Hen  Franklin." 

The  Hen  Franklin  Transportation  Company  was 
incorporated  in  18!H  and  the  following  were  chosen  ;ls 
officers:  John  G.  I'cene.  President:  Joseph  I'cene,  Jr.. 
Treasurer;  George  I'cene,  Secretary.    John  G.  I'cene 


died  November  4X,  1U05.  The  deceased  had  been 
Mayor  of  Yonkers.  having  been  elected  in  18!>.'J,  his 
opponent  being  John  Kendrick  Bangs,  the  famous 
humorist.  Mayor  I'cene  was  considerable  of  a  wit 
himself  and  many  entertaining  anecdotes  are  still  told 
of  him  by  local  business  men.  To  him  is  attributed 
the  origin  of  the  phrase  with  a  double  meaning  in- 
scribed on  the  front  cover  and  title  page  of  this  book. 
"Yonkers:  Next  to  the  Largest  City  in  the  United 
States."  Mayor  I'cene  was  a  delegate  to  the  Republi- 
can State  Convention  in  lSSt.  While  addressing  the 
convention  he  was  interrupted  by  another  delegate, 
who  inquired  in  a  slighting  manner  what  place  he 
[Peene]  represented.  "Why.  Mr.  Chairman  and 
Gentlemen  of  the  convention,"  said  Captain  I'cene, 
"I  have  the  honor  to  represent  next  to  the  largest  city 
in  the  United  States."  A  shout  of  derisive  laughter 
interrupted  him.  but  Captain  I'cene  held  the  floor,  and 
shouted  at  his  interrogators,  "Will  anyone  here 
question  that  the  city  of  Yonkers  is  not  next  to  the 
largest  city  in  the  Initcd  States?"  And  Captain 
I'cene  had  his  say. 

The  I'cene  family  exerts  a  commanding  influence  in 
the  industrial  and  commercial  circles  of  Yonkers. 
Much  could  be  said  in  praise  of  their  business  acumen, 
enterprise  and  public  spirit  in  behalf  of  their  native 
city.  In  the  Ben  Franklin  Transportation  Company 
then-  arc  three  young  men.  in  addition  to  Captain 
Joseph  I'cene.  Jr.,  and  Captain  George  I'cene.  They 
are  the  three  sons  of  Captain  Joseph   I'cene,  Jr., 

namely:   William  EL  Peene,  Chester  A.  I'cene  and 

Charles  F.  I'cene. 

In  Hi  esc  days  when  families  so  frequently  disin- 
tegrate and  business  houses  pass  from  the  control  of 
the  founders  and  their  descendants,  it  is  unusual  to 
find  a  business  descending  from  father  to  sons  for  four 
fenerations.  Yonkers  believes  in  and  liberally  patron- 
izes the  Ben  Franklin  Transportation  Company. 


On  Broadway — 12  miles  from  Times  Square 

New  Colonial  Terrace  200  feet  above  the  Hudson 
Vine-clad    pergola  —  fascinating    lights — enchanting  concerts 

"  It's  all  the  go  to  auto  there. " 

PARK  HILL  INN  JOHN  SHILUNG.  Manager 

South  Broadway,  Yonkers  (Late  of  the  Hotel  Knickerbocker) 

AUTO  ROUTE— Straight  up  Broadway. 


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J.  E.  PAWSON  &  CO. 

ROOFERS  CONCRETERS  ASPHALTERS 

Office  and  Yards  Foot  Wells  Avenue 
Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

Telephone  1813 


WE  DO 


Gravel  and  Slag  Roofing, 
Asphalt  and  Cement  Concreting, 
Waterproofing,  Sidewalks,  Driveways, 
Washstands,  Cellar  Floors, 
Concrete  Stairs,  etc. 


WE  SELL 

Wholesale  and  Retail, 
Portland  Cement,  Crushed  Stone 
and  Building  Sand. 
White  Sand,  Roofing  and  Building  Papers, 
Pitch,  Coal  Tar,  Asphalt,  Paints, 
Waterproofing  Compounds. 


CELLARS    MADE  WATER-TIGHT 


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II  \v  MALLINSON 

148  Morniagstde  Ave. 


THOS  PHILLIPS 
7  Bdl  PUce 


MALLINSON  &  PHILLIPS 

BUILDERS 

17  JOHN  STREET,  YONKERS,  N.  Y. 

T.'iVplioiio  l!)(iS 

The  illustrations  on  this  page  show 
Types  of  Buildings  erected  by  Mallinson  &  Phillips 


Ct-ntrnl  M.  lli...li.l  (  linr.  li  Morris  St  m-t  Yonkt-r. 


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(  HAS.  1$.  HALL,  Principal 

THE  SPENCERIAN  BUSINESS  SCHOOL 
was  founded  in  1892  by  B.  H. 
Spencer.  On  the  first  of  January, 
189.5,  it  came  into  the  ownership  of 
(  has.  B.  Hall,  and  has  since  been  in 
operation  under  his  immediate  super- 
vision. Mr.  Hall  has  secured  positions 
for  hundreds  of  his  pupils,  many  of 
whom  are  receiving  large  salaries  in 
Yonkers  and  New  York  City.] 


Typewriting  "Department — Speneerian  Business  Sehool 


Why  send  your  Sons  and  Daughters  to  Xew  York  City  for  a  Business  Education  when  Yonkers  possesses  the  Speneerian  Business  School  ? 

Expert  Instruction  in  Bookkeeping,  Shorthand,  Typewriting,  Business  Letter  Writing,  etc. 


This  photographic  reproducl  ion  shows  a  class  of  young  men  and  young  women  in  the  Typewriting 
Department  of  the  Speneerian  Business  Sehool.  The  figure  of  ('has.  IS.  Hall,  Principal,  who  is  engaged 
in  giving  persona]  instruction  to  the  pupils,  appears  standing  on  the  right.  Since  this  picture  was  taken 
the  individual  members  of  that  class,  like  all  others  of  the  School,  have  gone  out  into  the  business  world, 
and  are  filling  positions.  Some  of  them  are  at  work  in  hanks,  others  in  the  offices  of  railroad  and  express 
companies,  business  houses,  etc.,  while  the  remainder  are  making  themselves  useful  with  lawyers, 
merchants,  doctors,  ministers,  etc.    The  demand  for  competent  amanuenses  is  constantly  increasing. 


A  recommendation  from  the  Speneerian  Business  School  is  a  guarantee  of  a  practical  business  education, 
and  opens  the  way  for  employment  at  a  good  salary. 

WHEN  TO  ENTER:  Just  as  soon  as  you  are  ready.  Our  system  of  instruction  places  each 
student  on  his  own  individuality,  so  that  he  can  enter  at  any  time  with  equal  advantage  to  himself. 

DAY  AND  EVENING  SESSIONS 
FURTHER  INFORMATION:    You  are  invited  to  call  at  the  School  personally,  or  if  that  is 
not  convenient,  write  for  our  Free  Catalog.  Address, 


SPENCERIAN  BUSINESS  SCHOOL 


CHAS.  B.  HALL,  Principal 


12  and  14  North  Broadway,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


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MACKENZIE   &  CO 

Retail  Dealers  in 
Ready  to  Wear  Goods 


For  Men 

Hats  and  ( laps 

<  i  loves 
Neckwear 

Handkerchiefs 
Shirts 

(  ollars  and  ( 'utT> 
Underwear 
1  losiery 
Pajamas 

Kain  ( !oatS 
Suit  Cases 
I  "mbrellas 


For  Women 

Waists 
(  orset  - 

Muslin  luderwcar 

Hosiery 
Gloves 

Ilaudha^s 

Handkerchiefs 

Umbrellas 

Notions 

Perfumery 

Art  (loods 

Patterns 


For  Child  rot 

I  lead  wear 
I  )re-ses 

Infants'  Outfits 

Bompera 
(  reepcrs 
Underwear 

Hosiery 
(i  loves 
Rain  Capes 
Hath  Robes 
Coats 
Sweaters 


Yonkcrs  Agency  for 

Manhattan  Shirt s  Keiser  Neckwear 

Stetson  Hats  Knot  he  Suspenders  and  Brit 

Onyx  Hosiery  McCalTs  Patterns 

Telephone  2060 

5  and  7  North  Broadway 


Real  Homes 

Instead  of  Tenement  Houses 
For  Working  People 

Two  family  houses  with  all  improve- 
ments for  sale  on  easy  terms. 

Lots  for  sale,  five  dollars  down,  five 
dollars  per  month. 

Within  five  minutes'  walk  of  the 
largest  carpet  works  in  the  world. 

For  maps  and  particulars 
inquire  of 

THE  NEPPERHAN  VALLEY 
REALTY  COMPANY 

GEORGE  N.  RIG  BY 
President 


45  Warburton  Avenue 
Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


The 

Stainach- Hards  Stock  Company 

Incorporated 

Of  Mount  Vernon  and  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

Playing  All  New  York's 
Latest  Successes 

MATINEES 
Tuesday,  Thursday  and  Saturday 

PRICES 

Evening  and  Holiday  Matinees,  25c,  35c,  50c,  75c 
Matinees — Tuesday  and  Thursday,  25c 
Saturday  Matinee,  15c,  25c,  35c,  50c 

ALL    SEATS  RESERVED 

Reservations  held  until  1.30  for  Matinees 
and  7.30  Evenings 
Matinees  begin  ai  "2.1.5    Evening  Performances,  8.15 

Ladies'  and  Gentlemen's  Cloak  Rooms 
on  Orchestra  Floor 


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O  N  K  E  R  S    GARAGE    C  O  M  P  A  N  Y 

'2.->7  South  Broadway,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


(('HAS.  STACKPOOLE,  Manager] 


The  Best  Appointed  Garage  in  the  City,  With  Plenty  of  Light  and  Room 


COMPLETE  LINE 
OF  ACCESSORIES 


STORAGE  FOR 
FIFTY  CARS 


OVERHEAD 
VALVES 

['NIT 

TRANSMISSION 
EASY  RIDING 


Agenl  for  the  HUPMOBILE,  $750  to  $1,200 

Repairing  by  Expert  Mechanics  that  We  Guarantee 


PRICES: 
#1,000  to  .#2.7;><) 

RUNABOUTS 
TOURABOUTS 
TOURING  CARS 


Agenl  for  tlx-  JACKSON 

DEMONSTRATION    GIVEN     AT    ANY  TIME 


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SAMUEL  CHADBURN,  Carriage  and  Wagon  Builder 


Auto  Painting 
Wheel  Repairing 
and 
Spring  Work 


Rubber  Tires 
and 
Repairing 
a  Specialty 


226    SOUTH    BROADWAY,    YONKERS,    N.  Y 


Side  Wire  Motor  Tires  Applied 


TELEPHONE  2308 


SI) 


WILLIAM  LOW  \.  Pr.,i.l.nl 


WILLI \\I  I.OWA,  Jr  .  Vic-  l'ro.i.l.iil 


<  II  \-  w   low  \  Bccy-TrcM. 


E  V  E  K  Y  T  II  I  N  G     F  ()  K     T  H  E    AUTO  M  O  H  I  L  E 


LOWA'S 
GAR  A G E 

^17  Riverdale  Avenue 
Yonkers,  X  e\v  York 


K     R     A     N     C  II 

1  9  7  S  o  u  t  h  Broad  w  a  y 

I»  b  o  n  e  .'?  8  (J  1  ■  :i  8  <;  2 


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AOEh  is  FOR  j  HAYNES 


BUICK 

OVERLAND 

WHITE 


MITCHELL 
MAXWELL 


'Peerless"  Cars  for  rent  at  reasonable  prices  by  hour,  day,  week  or  month.    Touring  or  Limousine  Cars 


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E.  KUECHLE 


Ornamental  Brass,  Wire  and  Iron  Works 

Fences,  Hank,  Counter  and  Floor  Railings, 
Wire  Window  Guards,  Folding  Gates,  Fire  Escapes,  Cellar  Doors 
Elevator  Enclosures,  Circ  ular  Stairs 

17-19  Nepperhan  Street 
Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

TELEPHONE  1923  estimates  furnished 


Fence  erected  :il  St.  Andrew's  Memorial  Church,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 
Designed  and  erected  by  E.  Kuechle  Call  and  see  Catalogue 


Patrick  F.  Christopher 


Real  Estate  Broker 
and  Operator 

Fire  Insurance  Appraisals 
65  South  Broadway,  Opposite  City  Hall 

Telephone  1785 

Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


One  and  two  family  houses  built  at  Shonnard 
Heights,  near  Park  Avenue  and  Shonnard 
Place  sold  on  terms  to  suit  purchasers 


We  arc  Distributors  of 
PURE   ICE   AND    HIGH    GRADE  COAL 

Efficient  service  lias  made  our  success  and 
reputation  possible.    Our  customers  include 
private  families,  hotels,  cafes,  restaurants, 
butchers,  offices,  steamships,  etc..  etc. 

YONKERS  CITY   ICE  COMPANY 

ESTABLISHED  I87fi 

Telephone  Principal  Office  fool  of  Ludlow  St  reel 


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*  .  .  .  ,  _ 

J.  Foster  Jenkins 

Successor  to 
Jenkins  &  Simpson 

Real  Estate          Mortgage  Loans 
Insurance 

3  Palisade  Avenue,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

Telephone  468  Yonkers 

Bankers  Loan  and  Investment  Company 

74  Wall  Street,  New  York  City 

Established  1890 

We  have  been  loaning  money  on  Yonkers  Real  Estate 
for  the  last  ten  years  and  have  not  lost  a  cent  by  it. 
Besides  we  have  invested  about  fifty  times  as  much  in 
Yonkers  as  her  people  have  invested  with  us.  Would 
it  not  be  well  for  you  conservative  Yonkers  savers 
and  investors  to  investigate  the  merits  of  the  invest- 
ment securities  we  have  to  offer  and  which  net  five 
and  six  per  cent  interest  ? 

Guarantee  Fund  exceeding  $500,000.00  (fully  paid) 

CLARENCE  W.  CLARK,  President 

Lawrence  Brothers,  incorporated 

Wholesale  and  Retail 

COAL,  WOOD 

and 

Building  Materials  of  All  Kinds 

Office  Yards 
44  Wells  Avenue                     Foot  of  Wells  Avenue 

Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

Established  1848                                      Telephones,  2255-2256 
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E   Yerks                                   E.  M.  Yerks                                 W.  E.  Yerks 

YERKS  &  CO. 
Lumber     Timber  Coal 

Sash,  Blinds,  Doors,  Mouldings, 
Flooring,  Siding,  Shingles,  Nails 

32  NORTH  BROADWAY 
YONKERS,  N.  Y. 

Telephone  Connections 

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CARRIES  MORE  DISPLAY  ADVERTISING  OF  LOCAL  MERCHANTS  THAN  EITHER  OF  ITS  COMPETITORS 


Kstnhlislicd  May  -20.  1!>(I? 

Only  Daily  Newspaper  in  Yonkers  Furnishing 
Sworn  Circulation  Statement 


6002 


M  won  BALL 

(Ol.l  City  Hall)  If. nil  ill  IliK* 


Established  during  a  transition  period,  when 
Yonkers  moved  up  from  its  place  as  a  "big  vil- 
lage" to  that  of  an  up-to-date  city,  the  Daily 
News  was  "on  the  job"  to  conserve  what  was 
good  in  the  old  and  lead  the  way  in  the  march 
of  progress. 


nkw  cm  ii  ox 

C".ini|ilit.-.l  1011 


Want  Advertising  Leader    More  Classified  Advertise-        JJonkcrS  iHcli $fctD£. 
incuts  than  all  others  combined.   "There's  a  good  reason.'  ralph  c.  boswell 

F.ililnr  ami  Manager 


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J.  A.  JONES  WAGON  AND  CARRIAGE  COMPANY 


INCORPORATED 


PAINTING  REPAIRING 
LETTERING  TRIMMING 
RUBBER  TIRING 

GENERAL     AUTOMOBILE     REPAIRS,     BLACKSM ITH I NG 
AND    AUTOMOBILE  SPRINGS 

AUTO  TRUCKS 

AUTOMOBILES  RENTED, 
BOUGHT,   SOLD   AND  REPAIRED 
AUTOMOBILES  STORED 
SUPPLIES   OF    EVERY  DESCRIPTION 

Repository  and 

Factory  Repair  Shop 

67-69  DOCK  STREET  4  RIVER  STREET 

YONKERS,  N.  Y. 

TELEPHONE  2540 


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William  Gaul  Ceorge  W,  Bell 

Gaul  &  Bell 

Fire  and  Life  Insurance 
Real  Estate  and  Steamship  Tickets 

23  North  Broadway 
Yonkers,  X.  Y. 

Telephone 


K-TAHLI>IIKI>  1ST* 

GARRISON  k  BECHET 

INSURANCE 
REAL  ESTATE 

Telephone  1888  .">7  WARBURTON  AVE. 

<  WlUT  WVII*  A  vt\ 


YONKERS,  N.  Y 


O.  B.  Waring 

Real  Estate  Fire  Insurance 

Mortgage  Loans 

14  Getty  Square,  Yonkers.  X.  Y. 

Peoples  Savings  Hank  Building 
Telephone  1970  Yonker* 


John  Bellows  Telephone  544  GcOlgC  II  WuTeo 

Bellows  &:  Warren 

Real  Estate  and  Fire  Insurance 

Loans  on  Real  Kstate 
( rffice 

Railway  Building,  20  (icily  Square 
Yonkers,  X.  Y. 

Agent*  for 

.1-!ln. i  Insurance  Company,  llartfonl  Williainsliiirgh  City  Fire  Insurance  Co. 

Liverpool  &  London  &  (ilolie  Insurance  Co.       I/iikIoii  &  Lancashire  Fire  Insurance  Co. 

Commercial  I'nioll  Assurance  Co.  \\  c>tcliester  Fire  [aMinUIOI  Co. 

New  York  Cnilerw riters 


Telephone  1810 


Residence  Telephone  1746 


RAY MASTER 

FLORIST 

Wedding  Decorations  13  Main  Street 

Funeral  Designs  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

George  J.  Daniell,  Jr.  Telephone '2419  John  Pagan,  Jr. 

Daniell  &  Pagan 

Estate  Brokers  and  Appraisers 
Insurance    Mortgage  Loans 
Philipsburgh  Building,  Hudson  Street 

Yonkers,  N.  Y.  Take  Elevator 


Hays  &  Randolph  Co. 

Coal  and  W ood 

Main  Office:  43  Main  Street  Pocket:  Foot  of  Pier  Street 

Telephone  1108-1109 
Agents  for  the  Standard  Bundle  Wood  Co 


Gideon  H.  Peck 

Men''  s  Hats  and  Fur  n  i  s  h  i  n  g  s 
17  Broadway,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

Founded  1856 


Real 

Fourth  Floor 


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A.  W.  NUGENT,  Inc. 

Electrical  Contractors 

83  Warhurton  Ave.  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

Telephone  3857 


Schaul  Neckwear  Co. 

12  North  Broadway 

Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


Telephone  207G 


ALFRED  J.  MERZ,  Commercial  Photography 
'  35  Main  Street,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


Landscapes,  Buildings,  Interiors.    Enlarging,  Developing,  Printing 
A  Specialty  of  Lawsuit  Photography 


C.  M.  RADFORD,  Phop.  Telephone  2-209 

The  Yonkers  Valet 

Established  December,  1905 
Cleaners,  Repairers,  Alterers,  Scourers  and  Dry  Cleaners  of  Every  Cloth 
Outer  Garment  worn  by  Man,  AVoman  or  Child.    Contracts  made 
Quarterly  or  Yearly  for  Gentlemen's  Clothing  only 

Office  :   157  NORTH  BROADWAY,  YONKERS,  N.  Y. 


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HUDSON  RIVER  OPPOSITE  YONKERS 


Panoramic  View  of  South  Yonkers  showing  the  Gerbekeux  Properties 


TRANSPORTATION 
F  A  C  I  L  I  T  I  E  S 

FOUR   INDEPENDENT   LINKS  OF  TRANSIT 
FARE  TEN  CENTS.    FORTY-FIVE  MINUTES 
TO  THE  SHOPPING  DISTRICT.    ONE  HOUR 
TO  WALL  STREET 


The  Broadway  and  McLean  Avenue  or  Fordham 
Trolley,  connecting  with  the  Subway  at  Van 
Cortlandt  Park  and  the  Third  Avenue  Elevated 
I{.  R.  at  Bedford  Park,  pass  within  one  short  block  ; 
while  the  Park  Hill  and  Lowerre  Stations  of  the  Put- 
nam K.  P.,  connecting  with  the  Sixth  and  Ninth 
Avenue  Elevated  lines,  are  within  two  and  five  blocks 
respectively  ;  and  five  blocks  westerly  from  Elliott 
Avenue  is  the  Ludlow  Station  on  the  Hudson  River 
Division  of  the  New  York  Central  Lines,  where  the 
newly  equipped  Electric  Service  gives  over  seventy 
trains  daily  to  and  from  the  Grand  Central  Depot. 

With  this  modern  surface  and  subway  express  service 
now  actually  in  operation,  no  metropolitan  locality 
can  compare  as  to  accessibility  or  convenience  in 
transportation. 


Gu-Weux  Co. 
development 
conM.stmfc  of- 
modern  land  3 
Family  houses  and 

The  Bel  fort 
elevator  apartment 
and  other  high  c1«s 
properties. 


Battery  toYonkcrs  via 
four  separate  lines  oi 
Transportation 


Map  of  four  M'punili 
ton  Height*  and  1 
and  llmadw. 
St.  i 


lattery  t. 
Junction  of  McLu 

ihctj  9ol  Ih.  Railway 

of  QudlOD  itiver 


Entrance  Hall  nl  the  Brlfort 


The  Bclt.trt  El'-vator  Apartments 


View  of  Hu<l«on  River  opposite  Yonkers 


The  Victor  Hugo  Non-Elevator  Apartments  and  Stores 


Two  Family  Model 


I  In  ll.r  II.  ir..rt 


A  FEW  SPECIMEN  BUILDINGS  &  MAP  SHOWING  THE  CHARACTER  OF  THE  PROPERTY  NOW  BEING  DEVELOPED  IN  SOUTH  YONKERS  BY  THE  (iERBEREUX  CO. 


Minimi  Si'im-DctaclieJ  'L'tircc-Fiiiiuly  ApjirtiuenLi 


ff igh  class  properties  f or  high  clatt  people  in  a  high  class  section,  situated 
between  I'lirk  Hill  <>n  (In-  North  and  Must  ami  Ludlow  and  tin-  majestic  Hudson 
to  the  West*  within  fivt  blocks  of  New  York  City  line.  Kvcrything  semis  to 
have  combined  to  make  tin's  "  The  ideal  Spot"  for  seekers  of  it  good  liome.  We 

have  here  all  the  advantages  of  the  latest  up-to-date  Improvements,  Buch  as  are 


found  in  the  very  best  part  of  the  upper  west  side,  New  York  City,  and  in 
addition  thereto  the  most  desirable  features  to  be  found  in  suburban  sections, 

combi  I  in  picturesque  and  aesthetic  surroundings  and  all  that  can  be  desired 

by  the  discerning  and  intelligent  head  of  the  family  who  is  seeking  for  a  healthful 
location  for  his  future  home. 


This  plot,  originally  containing  about  one  hundred  city  lots,  is  being 
developed  by  the  Gcrbereux  Co.  into  first  class  apartments  and  stores,  with 
results  very  satisfactory  to  this  Company,  practically  all  having  been  sold  or 
rented  as  fast  as  completed,  thus  proving  beyond  doubt  the  desirability  of  the 
property  to  the  successful  investors  and  builders  ;  being  situated  on  Broadway, 


at  junction  of  McLean  Avenue,  and  within  five  blocks  of  New  York  City 
line,  in  the  most  desirable  section  of  Yonkers  from  any  standpoint,  and  more 
especially  so  from  that  of  a  business  section.  Success  is  therefore  absolutely 
certain  to  the  builder  having  sufficient  nerve  and  foresight  to  invest  hen- 
without  delay. 


The  Deane  Plaster  Company 

Manufacturers  of 

Medicinal  and  Surgical  Plasters,  Hospital  Dressings 
and  Supplies 

Try  a  Pair  of  Foot  Plasters,  for  sale  by  all  local  druggists 


Dunwoodie  lee  Company 

JAMBS  C.  A  LVEBSON,  Manager 
Office:  (>?  Livingston  Avenue 

Telephone  I8i0 


Yonkers  Builders'  Supply  Co. 

Masons'  Materials.  Coal.  Wood,  Etc. 
Office:  .H  Warburton  Avenue  Yard:  Foot  of  Wells  Avenue 

Telephone  <I7I  and 


Wm.  F.  Snyder 

.1  re  h  i  feci 
(Jetty  Square  Yonkers,  N.  V. 

Telephone  I8i8-K 


Te,e  >m  M.  .J.  win: lax 

Wholesale  Dealer  ill  Metals,  Rubber  anil  Bottles 


Branch,  J  Morris  Place 


1H7-1H!)  Hiverdale  Ave.,  Yonkers,  X.  Y. 


Telephone  77s 


Established  1901  at  508  Fifth  Ave 
New  York  City 


MAURICE  O'KEEFE 

MEN'S  TAILOR  AND  IMPORTER 

(il!  Warburton  Ave.,  Yonkers,  N.V. 


Telephone 
(  'oiineel  mil 


Yonkers  Ice  ('ream  Co. 

Manufacturers  and  Wholesale  Dealers  in  Pure  Ice  Cream  and  Water  Ices 
!.>(>  Hiverdale  Avenue,  Yonkers,  X.  Y. 


Hardinan  Pianos 

STEADMAN     Victor  Talking  Machines 

Piano  Tuning 


Tel.  i.tfio  L 


•11  and  4:5  Warburton  Ave,  Yonkers,  N.V 


Kunerul  chapel  free 
to  all  denominations 

Lady  emhalmer 

( )llice  open  day 
and  ilu'M 


Telephone  iili  Established  1891 

PHILIP  O'REILLEY 

USDKRTAKER 
i.'lj  Xepperhan  Ave., Yonkers,  X. Y. 


Cuoip  chairs  to  hire 
Canopies 
<  'oacllcs 
('hristcuing  and 
wedding  calls 


Telephone 
1890-1251 


Hudson  Fuel  Company 


\V.  I).  Hulls.  Jr.,  /V... 
EL  W.  Kly,  SecU.  A  Treat. 


t  Main  Street 
Pockets — Foot  Ashburton  Ave.,  Yonkers,  X.  Y. 


ELECTRIC  SERVICE 


The  Yonkers  Electric  Light  &  Power  Company  furnish  both 
lighf  and  power  twenty-four  hours  in  the  day.  The  economy, 
utility  and  cleanliness  of  electric  service  cannot  be  disputed. 
The  electric  motor  has  now  been  applied  to  many  varied  and  numerous 
enterprises.  In  the  household  it  operates  the  sewing  machine,  the 
clothes  washer  and  wringer,  bread  mixer,  etc.  Commercially,  unlimited 
enterprises  are  dependent  on  "harnessed  lightning."  Electric  current 
is  used  for  irons,  toasters,  chafing  dishes,  hot  water  cups,  curling  irons, 
etc. 

Besides  illuminating  to  the  best  advantage  streets  and  stores,  the 
electric  lamp  is  indispensable  in  the  up-to-date  residence  or  apartment 
house.  Of  late  hardly  a  residence  has  been  constructed  without  being 
equipped  for  electricity.  The  modern  apartments  have  not  fallen  behind, 
and  today  the  comfort  of  the  home  is  made  indispensable  by  the  use  of 
this  mysterious  power. 

The  modern  improvements  in  connection  with  the  incandescent  lamp 
have  been  rapid  and  varied,  and  now  the  standard  Tungsten  lamp  is 
giving  twice  as  much  light  as  the  old  carbon  lamp  for  the  same  cost,  or 
the  same  amount  of  light  for  one-half  the  cost.  By  proper  installation 
of  these  lamps,  the  bills  are  hardly  more  than  for  gas.  This  progressive 
company  is  furnishing  this  type  of  lamp  on  some  of  the  suburban  streets 
and  the  residents  of  these  portions  of  the  city  thus  lighted  consider  the 
street  illumination  the  best. 

Electric  service  is  essential  for  the  increase  and  development  of  any 
growing  community,  and  the  officers  of  the  company  appreciating  this 
fact  have  been  most  liberal  in  the  extension  of  its  lines  and  the  treat- 
ment of  its  customers. 

THE    YONKERS    ELECTRIC  LIGHT 
&  POWER  COMPANY 


Telephone  Yonkers 


83  Warburton  Avenue 


At  Your  Service  and  For  Your  Service 


We  dispense  three 
Prime  Essentials  for  Comfort 

in  your 
Home,  Shop,  Office 

LIGHT— POWER— HEAT 

GAS 

We  are  pioneers  for  promoting  the 
comfort  of  Westchester  County 
dwellers,  and  we  aim  to  make  our 
service  the  best  obtainable. 

Call  us  up  and  you  will  receive  prompt  and 
careful  attention. 


WESTCHESTER  LIGHTING  COMPANY 

Telephone  Call,  1370  Yonkers  Yonkers  Office,  67  No.  Broadway 


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FOX'S 


Established  I  s<io 


HARDWARE  AND  HOUSE   FURNISHING  STORE 

137,  137^,  139,  1393^  New  Main  Street  and  2  Ann  Street 


I  lardware 

Tools 

Paints 

Brushes 

Stoves 

Ranges 

Lawn  Mowers 

Screens 

Seeds 


Cooking  I  Itensils 

Baskets 

Wooden-ware 

Tinware 

Glassware 

Crockery 

Cut  Crlass 

I  jamps 

Silver-ware 


Mosl  Complete  Slock  of  this  class  of  Merchandise  in  Yonkers 


3.500  Square  Feet  of  Floor  Space 

4.5:57  Square  Feet  of  Storage  Warerooms 


Free  Delivery 

Mail  and  Telephone  Orders 
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HARDWARE  AND   HOUSE  FURNISHING  STORE 

137,  137J4  139,  139Ji  New  Main  Street 


WE  SELL 


Carpenters'  Tools 
Machinists'  Tools 
Masons'  Tools 
Moulders'  Tools 
Plumbers'  Tools 


Window  Screens 
Door  Screens 
Screens  Made  to  Order 
Lawn  Mowers 
Garden  Implements 
Seeds  of  all  kinds 
Fertilizer 


Builders'  Hardware 
Contractors'  Supplies 
Mill  Supplies 
Paints  and  Varnishes 
Brushes 

Bath  Room  Fixtures 


Cooking  Utensils  in 
Aluminum  Ware 
Enameled  Ware 
Nickel  Plated  Ware 
Kreamer  Tinware 
Light  Tinware 
Glassware 
Crockery 
Lamps 
Stoneware 


Heating  Stoves 
Oil  Stoves 
Gas  Stoves 
Alcohol  Stoves 
Stove  Pipe 
Step  Ladders 
Extension  Ladders 
Lawn  Swings 
Lawn  Settees 
Hammocks 
Porch  Swings 
Porch  Curtains 


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IIORTON  sell 


"Young's"  Hats 

"Lion"  and  "duett"  Shirts 

"Meyer's,"  "Dent's"  and  "Fowne's" 
Gloves 

"Lion"  and  "Royal"  Collars 
"Sealpackerchief "  Handkerchiefs 

Genuine  "Holeproof"  Hosiery 
"Guyot"  and  "Whiz"  Suspenders 

GEO.  W. 

107  New  Main  Street 

Just  above  the  Square 


"Litholin"  and  "Kantcrack" 
Rubber  Collars 

"Onyx"  Silk  Hose 

"Snow"  Shot  s 

"( His"  and  "Glastenbury" 
Underwear 

"Paris."  "Crown"  and  "Boston" 
Garters 

HORTON 

Yonkcrs,  \.  Y. 
Telephone  mm 


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Any  Home  Seeker 

Calling  this  Telephone  Number 
will  obtain  satisfactory  information. 

I  have  a  Complete  List 
comprising 

Estates,  Private  Dwellings,  Apartments 
Two  Family  Houses 
Business  Sites 

Or  anything  yon  may  desire  in  the  Real 
Estate  Line,  either  for  sale  or  to  rent 

I  also  handle  Fire  Insurance,  Plate  Glass,  Employers' 
Liability,  and  issue  Bonds  at  the  Lowest  Prevailing- 
Rate  and  with  the  best  companies  obtainable. 

Do  not  overlook  the  fact  that  I  have  an  extensive  list 
of  Pleasure  Boats  for  sale  at  exceedingly  low  prices. 
If  you  have  a  Boat  for  sale  send  me  particulars. 

All  Appointments  Kept 

William  J.  Wilson 

Broker  and  Appraiser 
Real  Estate,  Loans  and  Insurance,  Rents  Collected 
Estates  Managed 

95  Warburton  Ave.  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


1984 
Yonkers 


TIME  TABLE 


Yonkers  &  Palisade  Ferry 


BETWEEN  YONKERS,  MILL  DOCK 
AND  OTHER  POINTS 


STEAMER  CLARA  M. 

Leaving  Yonkers,  Peene's  Wharf,  foot  of  Dock  St.,  for  Mill  Dock:  8:00,  9:00.  10:00,  11:00  a.m.; 
1:00,  4:00,  'i:00,  4:00,  5:00,  6:00.  p.m.  Leaving  Mill  Dock,  for  Yonkers,  8:30,  9:30,  10::(0, 
ll:.'i0,  a.m.;  1:30,  '2  30,  3:30,  4:30,  5:30,  0:30,  p.m. 

Single  Trip  Fare,  10  cents    Round  Trip  Fare,  15  cents 

Steamer  can  be  chartered  for  Moonlight  Parties  at  a  reasonahle  rate 

CAPT.  DAVID  MURRAY,  Proprietor 


THE        MARK        OF        GOOD  PRINTING 


THE    ROBERT  L.  STILLSON  COMPANY 

1  22-130  CENTRE   STREET,   NEW  YORK  CITY 


Win  Phil 


Kricl  KruuiT 


Pfeil  &  Braner 

BspeHf  in 

Parquel  Floors  and  Wood  Carpet 

Show  room 

60  Warburton  Avenue 
Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

Special  designs  to  conform  to  any  scheme 
1 >!'  decoration  carefully 

executed 


Refinishing  of  Floors         Floor  Sundries 
Wax.  Brushes,  Castor  Cups,  etc. 


Special  [nvestigations  and  Reports  Concerning 
Real  Estate  and  Business  ( )pport  unities  in  Yonkers 


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~<ii  .  or  your  Company!  may  have  capital  to  in- 
vest in  a  suburban  development  enterprise. 
Vou  art-  probably  looking  about  for  t lie  right 
local  inn.  weighing  the  advantages  ami  disadvantages 

of  different  localities.  Vou  will  make  no  mistake  in 
selecting  Yonkers,  in  preference  to  any  Long  Island, 
New  Jersey  or  other  Westchester  county  sections. 

The  population  of  the  Bronx  is  overflowing  into 

Yonkers.  I  know  of  several  ideal  sites  -embracing 
hundreds  of  acres  w  hich  can  be  acquired  on  favor- 
able terms.  If  you  will  write  or  'phone  me.  I  will 
arrange  to  meet  you,  or  your  representative,  by 
appointment,  either  in  Yonkers  or  New  York. 

You,  or  your  Company,  may  be  in  search  of  rivcr- 
CM.WABBCM  front  property  on  the  Hudson  for  factory  sites, 

affording  both  railroad  and  water  transportation  facilities.  I  know  the 
market  values  of  water-front  properties  anil  land  values  in  every  section  of 
Yonkers.  If  you  will  let  me  know  your  requirements,  I  will  submit  a 
scries  of  reports,  based  on  expert  investigations.  If  desired,  I  will  attend 
a  meeting  of  your  Hoard  of  Direc  tors  and  answer  questions.  \  oil,  or  your 
associates,  may  wish  to  invest  in  Business  Property  in  honkers.  I  know 
all  the  properties  that  are  for  sale,  and  why.  I  can  give  you  valuable  infor- 
mation concerning  opportunities  in  (Jetty  Square,  North  and  South  Broad- 
way, Main  Street,  New  Main  Street,  Warburton  Avenue.  Palisades  Avenue 
and  elsewhere. 

Desirable  locations  for  New  Apartment  Houses  is  another  phase  of  Beal 
Estate  Opportunities.  Shrewd  Investors  are  already  operating  profitably 
in  various  sections  of  YonkeTS. 

Confidential  reports  furnished.  Expert  serviees;  charges  reasonable.  Im- 
mediate attention  given  to  all  enquiries  or  commission.  Write  or  telephone 


CHARLES  M.  WARREN 

(further  Member  Yttnkerx  It'Hini  n/ .  |.«  *#■.*.«*  r.») 

RADFORD  BUILDING,  GETTY  SQUARE 

Telephone  3786  YONKERS,  N.  Y.        "C  Warn  n  About  It" 

"A  Lire  Wirt" 


The  Very  Last  Word 

of  advice  to  any  one  seeking  a  place  near 
New  York  for  the  establishing  of  a  per- 
manent all-the-year-round  residence  is  to 
suggest  that  he  see  the  many  handsome 
houses  already  occupied  or  now  building 
by  critical  and  foresighted  New  York  busi- 
ness and  professional  men  at 

PAIIK  HILL 

Oi\-tKe  -Hudsoix 

"THE  SUBURB  BEAUTIFUL" 

It  is  a  finished  community — has  high  elevation,  pure 
air,  refined  social  life — every  improvement  now — and 
enjoys  all  the  advantages  possessed  by  the  City  of 
Yonkers  as  set  forth  in  this  booklet.  To  learn  just 
how  easy  it  is  to  secure  a  home  at  Park  Hill,  write 
or  call  on 

Founded  1888  Assets  Over  Fifteen  Millions 

527  FIFTH  AVENUE  NEW  YORK  CITY 

Yonkers  Office  :  Opposite  Park  Hill  Station 


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THE  CITY  OF  YONKERS: 


Amour  Villi  Par*      u  *TC  Harlem  flrdnc  Shm  fam  Grand  Cental  Terminal. 
Belmont  Via  NYC  Putnam  Dtmion  Jero«t  irtmitTnilltvronnntir^ 

with  the  ElniWal  IS5»  Street  and  Subway  Id  ■ 

Street  and  Trolley. 
Bunimont  Via  M  C  Harlem  [leetrte  Servire  from  Grand  Crnlral 

Terminal  Third  Avenue  L' and  Webster  Avenue  Trolley. 
Bromville  ViaNTCHariemtlerbcSmifffqmfrandfaih-dlTmTiinal 
tVynMawr  Via  NYC  Putnam  Division 

&r>l  Via  NYC  Grtty  Square  Branch  Subwat  to  ?4T«$t  &  Trolley 

Colonial  Heights      Vu  N  Y  C  Harlem  [lertni  Seme?  to  Beommlle. 
Orriwnd  Heights  tttiltfli  Via  HTC  Harlem Dertnc  Smicefmm  Gnrnd  Central  Terminal 
Gray  Oaks  Via  N  Y  C  Putnam  Division 

Hillside  Park        Via  Subway  and  Trolley 
Laurence  Pa'V  West:   Via  HTC  Harlem  Orlnr.  Sertirefrnm  Grand  Central  Terminal 
LinrntiiPerk  ViaHYCr\jlnamDivisionSuUjyto?4?"aStaM(l£anAve.Tn)lley, 
lowerr?  Via  NYC  GetlySQuareBranrh  SubwaylofAZ^St.&TrolleY 

Ludlow  Park       Via  NYC  Hudson  River  Division 
Mc  Lean  Heights    Via  Third  Avenue  L'and  Webster  Avenue  Trolley. 
Morsemere  ■        Via  N  t  C  Hudson  RiverOmsion  and  Park  AvenueTrolley 
Nepera  Park        Via  NYC  Piilnam  Division 
Nepperhan  Heights  ViaNY  C  Putnam  Division-Subway  to  ftHst  and  Trolley 
Park  Hill  ■  Via  NYC  Gelty  Square  Branch  .Subway  to?4TdSl  ftTrolley 

Pine  Crest  Via  NY  [.Hudson  Riter  Division  ,6  Warburton  Ave  Trolley. 

Scarsdalc  -  Via  NYC  Har!em[lprrntServirefromGrandfrnhalTcrminal 
Sherwood  Park      Via  N  Y  C  Harlem  Elfdrit  Servicefrom  Grand  Central  Terminal 

Third  Avenuel  and  Webster  AvenueTrolley. 
Tuckahoe  ViaH  Y  [Harlem  Electric  Servicefrom  Grand  Central  Terminal 

Van  fortlandt  Crest    Via  N.Y.C  PulnamDivision.Subway  W42niStrectand  M'lran 

AvenueTrolley 

Van  foftlandt  Terrace :  Via  NYC  Putnam  Division  Subwav!o?4?n<l5t  and  Trolley 


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